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[Blogpost] Legal profession under attack worldwide, with lawyers in Turkey suffering the brunt of it

By The Arrested Lawyers Initiative on 18 July 2022

[OPINION] Legal profession under attack worldwide, with lawyers in Turkey suffering the brunt of it The legal profession plays a central role in the administration of justice and the defense of human rights, democracy and the rule of law. For… Read More ›
The European Parliament: Interpol needs to take further action to prevent abuse of its mechanisms, maintain transparency

By The Arrested Lawyers Initiative on 11 July 2022

Despite reforms which INTERPOL has made, further action is needed the European Parliament and experts said.
TALI made an input for the UN Special Rapporteur’s report about attacks on lawyers

By The Arrested Lawyers Initiative on 10 July 2022 • ( 1 )

The UN Special Rapporteur presented his report on the Protection of lawyers against undue interference in the free and independent exercise of the legal profession to the 50th Human Rights Council that is to be held in Geneva between 13 June–8 July… Read More ›
[Blogpost] A Turkish-style Cambridge-Analytica Scandal: Bulk reach into the digital presence of Turkish citizens

By The Arrested Lawyers Initiative on 20 June 2022 • ( 1 )

A current revelation on the involvement of the Turkish authority for information and communication technologies (BTK) in bulk collection of telecommunication data on Turkish citizens indicates a Turkish-style Cambridge Analytica Scandal in the making.
[Analysis] Members of the Turkish judiciary are promoted based on the extent of their crackdown on government critics

By The Arrested Lawyers Initiative on 8 June 2022 • ( 1 )

Erdoğan is widely criticized for taking the Turkish judiciary under his absolute control, particularly after the coup attempt in 2016, and for destroying the separation of powers. The appointment of such notorious judicial figures to posts in the Ministry of Justice dashes any hope of the possibility of a fair trial when Erdoğan dissidents are prosecuted.
European Parliament condemned the crackdown on lawyers in Turkey and call for the release of imprisoned lawyers

By The Arrested Lawyers Initiative on 8 June 2022 • ( 1 )

The European Parliament particularly condemned continuing crackdown on lawyers. MEP said:

the Parliament “is appalled by reports of a pattern of persecution of lawyers representing individuals accused of terrorism whereby the lawyers were prosecuted for the same crime as that attributed to their client.”