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New York City Bar Association Urges Government of Turkey to End Attacks on Lawyers

New York, June 24, 2013 – In a letter to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey, the New York City Bar Association expresses “serious concerns regarding the maintenance of the rule of law and the targeting and detention of lawyers in Turkey following recent events there.” The letter, prepared by the City Bar’s Committee on International Human Rights and Committee on [...] → Read the full article…

The World Medical Association: WMA urges Turkish authorities to end excessive force

(05.06.2013) The World Medical Association has called on the Turkish authorities to end immediately the excessive use of force against peaceful protestors and to ensure the right to freedom of expression and assembly. It has also called for an independent and impartial investigation into the excessive use of force and for officials found to have ill-treated demonstrators or other members of [...] → Read the full article…