BHRC has joined the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), the International Campaign for Freedom in the United Arab Emirates (ICFUAE) and over 50 NGOs and individuals calling on the UAE authorities to demonstrate their respect for the right to freedom of expression as the Hay Festival Abu Dhabi opens this week. The text of...
BHRC has today released a statement condemning the arrest and detention of Osman Kavala in respect of a new criminal investigation, following his acquittal in the baseless ‘Gezi Park’ trial, thereby extending the 928 days he has already spent in detention. In a further worrying development, it was announced yesterday that the Turkish Council of...
Following on from our previous trial observations of June, October and December 2019, BHRC has published an interim trial report of the “Gezi Park” trial of sixteen leading civil society individuals in Turkey, including Osman Kavala and Yiğit Aksakoğlu. The interim report covers the latest hearing in the case, which was in session for a day on 28...
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