Turkey: UN Experts Call for Dropping of Terror Charges against Leading Human Rights Defenders | Press Release
13/11/2017
This press release was originally posted on http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=22390&LangID=E 13 November 2017 - Six UN experts published a statement condemning Turkey’s widespread use of anti-terrorism laws to wrongly arrest, detain and prosecute “people … [Read more...]
Turkey: Eight Human Rights Defenders Released Pending Trial
26/10/2017
On 25 October 2017, an Istanbul court issued a decision to conditionally release eight human rights defenders while the court proceedings regarding charges continue. Released are: İdil Eser, Director of Amnesty Turkey, Özlem Dalkıran, Günal Kurşun, Veli Acu, Ali Gharavi, Peter Steudtner, Nalan Erkem … [Read more...]
Turkey: Lawyer Ramazan Demir Wins IBA Human Rights Award
13/10/2017
Turkish human rights lawyer Ramazan Demir is the recipient of the 2017 IBA Human Rights Award. Ramazan Demir has been jailed and prosecuted twice for providing legal representation in high profile cases to lawyers and journalists facing charges because of their legitimate professional activities. … [Read more...]
Turkey: Lawyer Faces Criminal Charges for Words Spoken in Court | Letter
28/11/2013
Full PDF Version Ramazan Demir, has been criminally charged as a result of comments made in court during the representation of a client. Mr. Demir represents journalists and lawyers prosecuted for allegedly being members of, or connected to the KCK. LRWC, Lawyers for Lawyers and Fair Trial … [Read more...]
