The Ankara Regional Court of Appeal and the Court of Cassation upheld the convictions of 12 lawyers, totaling over 80 years in prison, defying the European Court of Human Rights' Yalcinkaya ruling. Turkey's judiciary shows significant disregard for international law and judicial independence, raising concerns over human rights enforcement in the country. The post The Court of Cassation defies ECHR, upholds the conviction of 12 lawyers to 80+ years first appeared on The Arrested Lawyers Initia...| The Arrested Lawyers Initiative
A Council of Europe delegation has criticized the arrest of a Turkish activist who was detained after denouncing President Erdogan's government at a meeting of Europe’s leading human rights body.| AP News
Istanbul’s chief prosecutor faces mounting allegations of corruption and misuse of public resources, as opposition leader Özgür Özel accuses him of benefiting from state-funded luxuries while overseeing a sweeping crackdown on mayors from Turkey’s main opposition party, the CHP.| The Arrested Lawyers Initiative - Volunteer organisation to defend the defenders
