2020 – RITURKEY

UNCATEGORIZED

New Kavala hearing: a symptom of Turkey’s gangrened justice system

December 17, 2020 Tomorrow, Friday 18 December 2020, marks the 1,144th day of detention for human rights defender Osman Kavala. On the same day, the first hearing of his trial based on the October 2020 indictment (see recent developments section below) will take ...

By RiTurkey.Org
Posted on December 17, 2020

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Joint statement on the killing of Tahir Elçi

Research Institute on Turkey joins 42 other organizations in a statement concerning the killing of human rights lawyer Tahir Elçi on 28 November 2015 and the lack of effective investigation into his death. Providing a detailed analysis of the ...

By RiTurkey.Org
Posted on December 17, 2020

FREEDOM OF SPEECH

The New Kavala Indictment Constitutes the Denial of Law

14 October 2020 The new bill of indictment issued by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office against Osman Kavala, a defender of human rights and peace, was accepted by the Istanbul 36th High Criminal Court on 8 October 2020, and ...

By RiTurkey.Org
Posted on October 14, 2020

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Targeting and Investigating Organizations That Criticize Hate Speech Against LGBTI+ Must Come to an End

April 30, 2020 In days when Turkey and the world is struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic, we are experiencing extraordinary times with thousands of people are losing their lives every day. Amid such crisis, the respect for human rights, the ...

By RiTurkey.Org
Posted on April 30, 2020

ART FREEDOM OF SPEECH TURKEY

OSMAN KAVALA BOOK TALLK

Osman Kavala Trial examined at an International Book Talk via Zoom April 20, 2020, New York Research Institute on Turkey (RIT), Turkey Human Rights Litigation Support Project (TLSP) and Osman Kavala Solidarity Team organized an international panel focusing on a compilation, ...

By RiTurkey.Org
Posted on April 27, 2020

Year: 2020