‘Ik had het gevoel dat ze mij wilden vermoorden’
Mehmet Tank, de vroegere vice-voorzitter van de Turkse rechtersvereniging Yarsav, vluchtte na zijn detentie in 2023 naar Zwitserland. Judges for … Read more
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Joint letter to European Institutions on the anniversary of the 2016 Coup in Turkey
On 15th July 2024 marking the 8th anniversary of the attempted coup d’état in 2016 four European organisations of Judges … Read more
Europese organisaties van rechters en openbare aanklagers ondersteunen Turkse rechter Murat Arslan
Het Platform voor Onafhankelijke Rechtspraak in Turkije (AEAJ, EAJ, Medel en Rechters voor Rechters) heeft een brief gestuurd aan de … Read more
Letter from Judge Murat Arslan
Murat Arslan, the President of YARSAV (the dissolved Turkish Association of Judges and Prosecutors) and awarded with the Václav-Havel Human … Read more
Letter to the members of the European Commission and European Council
On 3rd January 2022, the Platform for Turkey, represented by the Presidents of the 4 main European Associations of Judges … Read more
Online evenement over situatie in Turkije
De International Commission of Jurists, de Amsterdamse Orde van Advocaten, Lawyers for Lawyers en Rechters voor Rechters organiseren op 5 oktober van 16.00 … Read more
Five years of devastations to Rule of Law in Turkey
The Rule of Law has been suspended in Turkey for the last five years. In the tragic backsliding that followd … Read more
International Fair Trial Day: call on Turkey
June 14th marks International Fair Trial Day. Focus country for this inaugural edition is Turkey. In a joint statement, Judges … Read more
Eerste nieuwsbrief van 2021 verschenen
Vandaag is de eerste nieuwsbrief van het nieuwe jaar verschenen. Daarin staan verhalen van diverse rechters uit Polen en Turkije, plus … Read more
Reports on torture and ill-treatment in Turkey
The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment of the Council of Europe … Read more
Turkey – four years of dismantlement of the rule of law
Four years ago, on July 15th 2016, a failed coup d’état in Turkey set in motion an unprecedented and orchestrated … Read more
Letter to Turkish authorities on ‘crisis parole’
The Turkish authorities have drafted an ‘early parole law’ in response to the corona virus crisis. The Platform for an Independent … Read more
European Commission on Murat Arslan and Turkey
The European Commission has sent a letter to the Platform for an Independent Judiciary in Turkey, regarding the conviction of … Read more
Protest note on Murat Arslan’s conviction in appeal
The Platform for an Independent Judiciary in Turkey, representing the major associations of European judges, expresses grave concerns after the … Read more
Call to respect human rights of detained judges and prosecutors in Turkey
Judges for Judges and three other European Associations of Judges together form the Platform for an Independent Judiciary in Turkey. This … Read more
Turkish judges in Strasbourg: an effective remedy?
On 5 and 6 December the conference Judicial independence under threat? – organized by the Council of Europe and the … Read more
Imprisoned judges and judicial independence
The mere number of imprisoned Turkish judges is so intimidating, that a very special gesture is necessary if judicial independence … Read more
Anniversaries: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The UN’s Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers Diego García-Sayán has been particularly affected by the visible … Read more
De laatste zittingsdag van Murat Arslan
Een rechtbank die weinig tot niets zei, geen enkele vraag stelde en alle verzoeken afwees. Een herhaling van het ritueel, … Read more
Criminal conviction of Mr Murat Arslan
Yesterday, Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize Winner Murat Arslan, President of the Independent Turkish Judges Association YARSAV, has … Read more