Fair Trial

Review of Turkey’s Human Rights Record

Regarding the UN Human Rights Committee Review Session in Geneva, November 2024 The UN Human Rights Committee reviewed Turkey’s human

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Natalya Filonova

Natalya Filonova is a 61-year-old pensioner and a dedicated veteran human rights activist and journalist who has been advocating for

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Exile and Resistance: The Trial and Punishment of Sergei Lukashevsky

Sergei Lukashevsky, a prominent Russian human rights advocate and director of the Sakharov Center in Moscow, was sentenced in absentia

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Democracy on Trial: The Harsh Sentences of Hong Kong’s 45 Advocates

In a landmark case under Hong Kong’s controversial National Security Law, 45 pro-democracy figures were convicted on November 19, 2024,

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Lawyer Dilek Ekmekci is facing Judicial Repression in Türkiye

Dilek Ekmekci, a Turkish criminal lawyer, has been arrested in Türkiye. Since 2020, she has been working on the sexual

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Trial of the Girls – Weaponising Terrorist-Defence Laws Against Children

On September the 23rd 2024, the highly controversial trial of 15 minors (aged 13-17) began in Turkiye. The charges, like

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Ikram Nurmehmet: The Resilient Voice of Uyghur Cinema

Ikram Nurmehmet, an Uyghur filmmaker, has become a symbol of the human rights violations faced by the Uyghur community in

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Political Prisoner kept handcuffed during chemotherapy, after his release was ordered

Mustafa Aytac, 31, a mechanical engineer was imprisoned in 2022 due to his association with the Gulen Movement (GM). He

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Leonard Peltier

Leonard Peltier is an Anishinaabe-Lakota Native American and a member of the American Indian Movement (AIM), which fights for the

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Badr Mohamed

Badr Mohamed was arrested in 2013, when he was just 17 years old. This happened during the protests at Ramsis

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The Turkish Julian Assange, Can Dündar is still on trial

Can Dündar, a Turkish journalist, columnist, documentarian who has worked in various TV channels and newspapers since 1991 with many

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Fair Trial and Human Rights in Vietnam: Struggles and Progress

Vietnam, a nation steeped in rich cultural heritage and economic growth, grapples with a complex landscape of human rights issues,

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