On June 6, 2023, remaining four of 11 human rights defenders in the Büyükada case, who were convicted in 2020 acquitted. Decision comes exactly six years after initial arrest. One of four, Mr Kursun wrote “Obviously, I was not a terrorist after all”.
The Ankara Appeal Court will soon hear the case of lawyers who have previously been sentenced to a total of 150 years and served part of their respective sentences. If the appeal is dismissed, they will be facing spending another 3 to 6 years in prison.
Human rights expert Gökhan Günes explains that the zigzagging decisions of Turkey’s constitutional courts undermine legal certainty and foreseeability, and prevent full compliance with ECHR judgments.
On the fourth anniversary of the Halfeti torture incident, lawyer Gökhan Dayık wrote about the incident and the continuing state of impunity.
Halfeti’deki işkence vakasının dördüncü yıldönümünde avukat Gökhan Dayık olayı ve devam eden cezasızlık uygulamasını yazdı.
The Italian Federation for Human Rights and the Arrested Lawyers Initiative made a joint submission to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on the implementation of the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in Akgün… Read More ›