On August 27, 2024, the Second Section of the European Court of Human Rights issued its ruling in Yasak v. Türkiye, which starkly contradicted the principles established in the Grand Chamber’s Yüksel Yalçınkaya judgment (in which the Grand Chamber explicitly noted that the decision pertained to around 8,000
Last December 18, 2024, the UN Human Rights Committee ordered Türkiye, through interim measures, not to deport a Syrian refugee to the Syrian Arab Republic. This is a landmark interim decision in a context of uncertainty surrounding the fate of millions of Syrian asylum seekers worldwide. The case will also
Detailed United Nations Allegation Letter (7 Special Rapporteurs) on measures of systematic repression through the misuse of counterterrorism legislation, and the concomitant impact on civil society, human rights defenders, political dissidents, and journalists
The UN Human Rights Committee released its concluding observations, CCPR/C/TUR/CO/2, on Türkiye’s second Periodic report, after a two days’ dialogue held on 23 and 24 October 2024. The concluding observations of the Committee are a key document summarizing the civil and political rights’ situation over
The UN Committee against Torture released its concluding observations, CAT/C/TUR/CO/5, on Türkiye’s fifth Periodic report, after a two days’ dialogue held on 17 and 18 July 2024. While Türkiye pretends applying a “0 tolerance policy” regarding torture and ill-treatment, the Committee expressed concerns “about allegations
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