Türkiye Campaigns

Turkey: The arrest, detention and prosecution of Filiz Kalayci | Letter

Re: The arrest, detention and prosecution of Filiz Kalayci To: President Abdullah Gül; Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan; and others From: John Cotter, LRWC Member Date: 2009-10-27 LRWC has been informed of a serious situation involving a lawyer and human rights defender in … [Read more...]

Turkey: Orhan Kemal Cengiz, lawyer and journalist | Letter

Re: Orhan Kemal Cengiz To: Mr. Ercument Yilmaz From: Greg Allen, LRWC Date: 2008-02-25 Orhan Kemal Cengiz is a lawyer and journalist who has worked to defend human rights in Turkey for 15 years. He is a founding member of a number of human rights initiatives in Turkey, including … [Read more...]

Turkey: Mr. Ali Oncu. Mr. Edip Yasar, and others | Letter

Re: Mr. Ali Oncu. Mr. Edip Yasar, and others To: Mr. Ahmet Necdet Sezer, President of Turkey From: Russell C. MacKay, member of LRWC Date: 2006-04-13 I am writing, as a member of LRWC, in response to information obtained from the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights … [Read more...]

Turkey: Mr. Ali Oncu, Mr. Edip Yasar, and others | Letter

Re: Mr. Ali Oncu, Mr. Edip Yasar, and others To: Mr. Ahmet Necdet Sezer, President of Turkey From: Charles B. Davison, member of LRWC Date: 2006-04-11 I am writing to you at this time concerning the situation of a number of lawyers and other human rights defenders in your country … [Read more...]