We have initiated a new project in which we will publish a series of brief interviews with prominent European lawyers, academics and executives of judges’ associations. Our first interview was with Adv. Francesco Caia, who is the Coordinator for Human… Read More ›
We have initiated a new project in which we will publish a series of brief interviews with prominent European lawyers, academics and executives of judges’ associations. Our first interview is with Adv. Francesco Caia, who is the Coordinator for Human Rights and International Relations of the Italian National Bar Association (CNF) and Vice-President of the International Observatory for Endangered Lawyers.
Adv. Francesco Caia Coordinator for Human Rights and International Relations of the CNF – Italian National Bar Association Vice President of the International Observatory of Endangered Lawyers (OIAD) The cover of this report shows the dramatic figures of the repression… Read More ›
Law no. 7242’s amendments worsen already existing injustice in Turkey’s criminal justice system. The notorious mob leader, Alaattin Cakici, was released as soon as President Erdogan approved the amendments, while the award winning author, Ahmet Altan, hundreds of lawyers and journalists, remain in prison. Considering that, only in Izmir (Buca) Prison, 65 inmates tested COVID19, this danger is not remote, imagined or simply feared but actual and imminent. Therefore, we must continue to advocate on their behalf to show they are not forsaken.
According to our survey there is a steady increase in the use of anti-terrorism law on individuals by public prosecutors. These statistics highlight that Turkish public prosecutors have filed 337.722 charges under Article 314 of the Turkish Penal Code within the last six-years.
