Helena Kennedy QC of @IBAHRI: Lawyers in Turkey are serving about 3000 years between themselves. But they are not alone, intellectuals, authors, journalist face the same persecution. We have to be inventive in calling abuse to account.
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@Billbrowder: If there is not a mechanism. We had to create new one. We needed to create a new way of getting justice. We now have 31 countries with#MagnitskyActs. The most important thing about it is it works.Näytä tämä ketju -
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@Billbrowder: The most important things to do to come up with credible evidence packages to submit to all jurisdictions. Pick out the really most horrific cases with the best evidence and submit them in to all the countries and while submitting it make it well publicized.Näytä tämä ketju -
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@humanrights1st) will be very happy to support anyone who is planning to make a#GLOMAG application. US sanction program targets murder, rape, torture, enforced disappearance. and other serious human rights abuses." said@AmandaLStrayer.Näytä tämä ketju -
@AmandaLStrayer reminds that 2 judges from Uganda were sanctioned by the US. Here is the details of the case:https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm1095 …Näytä tämä ketju -
@AmandaLStrayer: The US#GLOMAG sanctions program is a not punitive tool. It aims behaviour change. It will continue to be a key tool in US foreign policy in years to come. See web site of@humanrights1st.https://www.humanrightsfirst.org/topics/global-magnitsky …Näytä tämä ketju -
Dr. Kerem Altiparmak: Just last week, 3 human rights defenders were convicted in Turkey. The first is the conviction of Omer Faruk Gergerlioglu. Most prominent HRD in the Turkish parliament will go to jail just for sharing a piece of news article. The article is still online.
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Human rights lawyer Eren Keskin was convicted 6 years and 3 months in prison for membership of an armed terrorist organisation. And also Sebnem Korur Fincanci, the chair of Turkish Medical Association, was convicted for insulting president Erdogan.
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ECtHR concluded that the detention of Alparslan Altan, the member of Constitutional Court, has breached his convention rights. But he is still in prison.
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Dr. Kerem Altiparmak: ECtHR concluded that the detention of Alparslan Altan, the member of Constitutional Court, has breached his convention rights. But he is still in prison. Who will provide justice if justice cannot be provided for even the judges themselves?
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#Accountability |@KJDbarrister: The situation for lawyers seems very grave. The State makes no distinction with you and your client. Impunity is enshrined in Turkish law.Näytä tämä ketju -
@KJDbarrister: I witnessed#OsmanKavala case very closely. A Kafkaesque indictment disclosing no crime. See his report on the case: https://www.5sah.co.uk/knowledge-hub/news/2020-02-03/kevin-dent-qc-reports-on-behalf-of-the-bar-human-rights-committe-of-england-and-wales-bhrc-in-the-gezi-park-trial …Näytä tämä ketju -
#Accountability:@MichaelPolakLaw: Procedures in Turkey are not independent and impartial now. Thus,#GLOMAG sanctions can address the (impunity) problem.Näytä tämä ketju -
@MichaelPolakLaw: Detained lawyer Erdem Semih Yildiz was detained and tortured. The police said him your clients are not cooperating with police. His case shows the difficulty of being a lawyer in Turkey.Näytä tämä ketju -
@MichaelPolakLaw tells about the#Halfeti case, one example is here.@CNF_it@expertsabroad@Billbrowder@humanrights1st@IBAHRI@FedDirittiUmanipic.twitter.com/JGlhCe3Bkn
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#MagnitskyLaws:@EleMongelli of@FedDirittiUmani: Targeted sanctions can also target corruptions which may have a devastating effects on the rule of law. We should not undermine the role of corruption on destabilising countries.Näytä tämä ketju -
#MagnitskyLaws:@EleMongelli of@FedDirittiUmani: EU adopted a global human rights sanctions regime. It can target individuals and institutions. It targets very range of unlawful actions which is wider than other examples.https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2020/12/07/eu-adopts-a-global-human-rights-sanctions-regime/ …Näytä tämä ketju -
#MagnitskyLaws:@EleMongelli of@FedDirittiUmani: However EU law requires unanimity. It does not include corruption and let civil society participation. We should keep working on the weakness of this regime.Näytä tämä ketju -
Mr Francesco Caia of
@CNF_it: CNF is strongly committed to protect and promote human rights. Profession of lawyer in Turkey is threatened in Turkey.Näytä tämä ketju -
See our joint report with
@CNF_ithttps://arrestedlawyers.org/2020/04/04/joint-report-with-the-italian-national-bar-council/ …Näytä tämä ketju -
Here is the updated version of the report:https://arrestedlawyers.org/2021/01/18/report-update-mass-prosecution-of-lawyers-in-turkey-2016-2021/ …
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