The murder trial of Tahir Elçi, a prominent Kurdish human rights lawyer and then president of the Diyarbakir Bar Association, who was shot dead in November 2015, is now overshadowed by serious allegations of impunity, prosecutorial misconduct and torture of witnesses.| The Arrested Lawyers Initiative - Volunteer organisation to defend the defenders
Dethroned mobster’s relationships continue to expose: Drugs, guns and bribery| The Arrested Lawyers Initiative
The connections of dethroned mafia figure Ayhan Bora Kaplan continue to be exposed. This time it has been revealed that the head of the Ankara police directorate's organised crime unit personally trafficked at least 30 kilos of cocaine.| The Arrested Lawyers Initiative - Volunteer organisation to defend the defenders
A panel of judges accused of being bribed by drug lord| The Arrested Lawyers Initiative
Işınkaralar's case highlights quite a number of serious issues including widespread torture and sexual abuse in police custody, the reduction of safeguards against torture, non-compliance with the Istanbul Protocol on medical documentation of torture, impunity and corruption.| The Arrested Lawyers Initiative - Volunteer organisation to defend the defenders