#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 : The Turkish government has been notified of a second batch of 1,000 applications to the ECHR CEDH to appeal prosecutions for using the encrypted messaging app #ByLock

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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…

📌ECHR has communicated batch of 1000 applications to Turkey where applicants were unlawfully convicted for using the instant messaging app ByLock, with more than 6000 cases awaiting communication,
📌 The Grand Chamber found in September 2023 that convictions based on ByLock…

Today, lawyers marched for justice in Turkey, where 'lawyers bear the burden of a dysfunctional justice system, a judiciary whose independence and impartiality are under threat, and a legal order that is far from predictable', according to the President of the Bar Association.

Today, lawyers marched for justice in Turkey, where 'lawyers bear the burden of a dysfunctional justice system, a judiciary whose independence and impartiality are under threat, and a legal order that is far from predictable', according to the President of the Bar Association.

When autocrats undermine justice systems, democratizing the courts can help build back trust. openglobalrights.org/democratizing-…

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…

Peaceful protest is a human right.
Freedom of speech is a human right.
Freedom of expression is a human right.

Universities should respect these rights.

Turkey: Power struggle and promises of favours cloud judicial election 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