Thirteen human rights organizations urge Turkey to address prison overcrowding and ensure new release laws do not discriminate against political prisoners, highlighting systemic issues in prison conditions and healthcare.
Our Statements
Arrested Lawyers Initiative & Lawyers Against Transnational Repression Welcome Landmark Council of Europe Convention
The Arrested Lawyers Initiative (TALI) and Lawyers Against Transnational Repression (LATR) have welcomed the adoption of the Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer, hailing it as a historic milestone in safeguarding legal professionals worldwide…. Read More ›
Three NGOs called on Interpol for legal and structural reforms to ensure that Interpol’s leaders adhere to high moral standards
The Norwegian Helsinki Committee, the Italian Federation for Human Rights and the Arrested Lawyers Initiative called on the General Assembly of INTERPOL for legal and structural reforms to ensure that Interpol’s leaders adhere to high moral standards. In a joint… Read More ›
45 NGOs call on Interpol General Assembly to implement long overdue reforms
On the eve of the 89th General Assembly of the INTERPOL, 64 civil society organisations and individuals including renowned human rights activists, MPs and MEPs called for further reform to ensure that the INTERPOL complies with the Universal Declaration of… Read More ›
The Philippines: attacks against lawyers further escalating
The Arrested Lawyers Initiative joined thirty organisations that involve lawyers’ organizations, bar associations and human rights NGOs to sign a joint statement on the escalating attacks against lawyers in the Philippines.
Joint Statement: NGOs call on the EU to consider sanctioning Turkey’s human rights abusers
Statement on European Union’s new Global Human Rights Sanctions (The Magnitsky Law) and Turkey We, the undersigned organizations, welcome the European Union’s new Global Human Rights Sanctions (The Magnitsky Law) regime which will enable the EU to address serious human… Read More ›