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Imprisoned Turkish judge awarded human rights prize by Council of Europe

by TurkeyPurge | Oct 9, 2017 | Int'l Reactions

Murat Arslan, the last chairman of Turkey’s Judges and Prosecutors Association (YARSAV) was named as the winner of the 2017 Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize by the Council of Europe (CoE) on Monday. Under arrest since Oct 26, 2016 over his alleged links to the Gulen...

Imprisoned Turkish judge among 3 finalists for CoE’s human rights prize

by TurkeyPurge | Aug 30, 2017 | Int'l Reactions

Murat Arslan, the last chairman of Turkey’s Judges and Prosecutors Association (YARSAV) was shortlisted along with two other candidates to the 2017 Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize by the Council of Europe (CoE). Under arrest since Oct 26, 2016 over his alleged links...

Spokesperson says introducing death penalty against CoE membership

by TurkeyPurge | Oct 31, 2016 | Int'l Reactions

Daniel Holtgen, director of communications at the Council of Europe (CoE) and spokesperson of Secretary-General Thorbjørn Jagland, has dismissed plans by Turkey to introduce the death penalty, saying that such a move would be against membership in the council....

Turkey may be challenged in ECtHR due to massive crackdown, CoE head warns

by TurkeyPurge | Sep 8, 2016 | Int'l Reactions

Turkey must avoid targeting individuals simply because they worked for firms affiliated with the Gulen Movement, otherwise it may be challenged in the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), the Council of Europe (CoE) Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland urged. Turkey...

Imprisoned Turkish judge awarded human rights prize by Council of Europe

Imprisoned Turkish judge among 3 finalists for CoE’s human rights prize

Spokesperson says introducing death penalty against CoE membership

Turkey may be challenged in ECtHR due to massive crackdown, CoE head warns

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