Turkey: Mass Prosecution of Lawyers

Expand Lawyers march in Istanbul on January 24, 2019 Day of the Endangered Lawyer. The banner reads: “To silence the lawyer’s voice is to deprive the citizen of breath.” © 2019 Istanbul Bar Association (Berlin) – Turkey has been arbitrarily jailing hundreds of lawyers and putting them on trial in the aftermath of the country’s failed military coup in July 2016, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The move is part of the Turkish authorities’ major assault on the right to a fair trial and on the role of lawyers in the administration of justice. The 56-page report, “Lawyers on…

© Human Rights Watch - mercredi 10 avril 2019