The Arrested Lawyers
@ArrestedLawyers
The Initiative for Arrested or Prosecuted Lawyers & Human Rights Defenders | Volunteer organisation to defend the defenders
ID:762721283876515840
https://arrestedlawyers.org 08-08-2016 18:44:59
25,2K Tweets
11,1K Followers
1,9K Following
Follow People
#BriefingNote : 📌Today, 3rd Criminal Chamber of the Turkish Court of Cassation upheld the sentences given to lawyers Selcuk Kozagacli (10 years, 15 months) and Ebru Timtik (12 years). 📌3rd Criminal Chamber has exclusive jurisdiction to oversee appeals in terrorism related…
#BriefingNote : 📌Today, 3rd Criminal Chamber of the Turkish Court of Cassation upheld the sentences given to lawyers Selcuk Kozagacli (10 years, 15 months) and Ebru Timtik (12 years). 📌3rd Criminal Chamber has exclusive jurisdiction to oversee appeals in terrorism related…
ECHR CEDH 2/ This follows the #Yalçınkaya v #Turkiye judgement by ECHR CEDH, which represented a significant milestone for the #ByLock prosecutions
However - the court left certain crucial questions about the intersection of #DigitalEvidence and the right to a #FairTrial unaddressed
ECHR CEDH 3/ 👉 We published a report by Emre Turkut & Ali Yıldız that sought to answer these questions
The analysis has implications for the use of #DigitalEvidence in criminal proceedings & the right to #FairTrial across #Europe
🟢 Read it here: buff.ly/4ai23ac
Turkey: Power struggle between sects and political parties, election for next president of the Court of Cassation is inconclusive after 26 rounds. Gov't backed candidate promises for salary increase, indefinite tenure, holiday village, flats & mosque. arrestedlawyers.org/2024/04/25/tur…
Turkey: Power struggle between sects and political parties, election for next president of the Court of Cassation is inconclusive after 26 rounds. Gov't backed candidate promises for salary increase, indefinite tenure, holiday village, flats & mosque. arrestedlawyers.org/2024/04/25/tur…
Amnesty is no longer a dependable source about Turkey. Since the arrest of its executives , it has been very timid and selective with its activities. Its advocacy in 🇹🇷 almost exclusively focuses on Gezi Park Case, ignores persecution of other groups. Amnesty International Amnesty EU…
In the case of Aydın Sefa Akay, the ECHR ruled for the first time in the Court's history that a State Party (Turkey) had violated the personal liberty of an international judge by arresting him in violation of his immunity. MEDEL Judges for Judges José Igreja Matos Margaret Satterthwaite