Narin Gezgör, founding member of the Rosa Women's Association, was released following her detention assessment.

German Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Assistance at the Federal Foreign Office Bärbel Kofler issued the following statement today (4 September) on what has become known as the Özgür Gündem main trial against the renowned human rights lawyer Eren Keskin and her three co‑defendants:

"I reiterate my appeal to the Turkish judiciary to grant Eren Keskin and her co‑defendants a fair trial in accordance with the rule of law – in keeping with Turkey’s international obligations.

The death of Turkish human rights lawyer Ebru Timtik after a long hunger strike was entirely preventable, UN human rights experts* said today, calling on Turkey to release other human rights defenders.

“No one should have to die in pursuit of a fair trial; it is a fundamental human right,” they said. “This is an utter waste of a human life, and we are greatly dismayed at the death of this, courageous woman human rights defender, as well as the circumstances that led to her death.”

Paris Bar Association has announced that it gave honorary membership to Ebru Timtik, Aytaç Ünsal, a lawyer who in on a death fast as well, and Tahir Elçi, the former Diyarbakır Bar Chair who was shot dead during a press meeting in November 2015: 

It is with deep emotion that the Paris Bar wishes to honor the memory of our colleagues in Turkey and Haiti, who died while they courageously carried out their mission in the service of the profession and of justice.

Mary Lowler, United Nations Special Rapporteur On The Situation of Human Rights Defenders published a joint communication addressed to the Turkish Government on the Büyükada trial:

Four of the eleven human rights defenders on trial were convicted and sentenced on 3 July 2020.

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The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has rejected the application about death fasting arrested lawyer Aytaç Ünsal.

While the lawyer has been on a death fast for a fair trial for 212 days as of today (September 2), the ECtHR has rejected the application made for him with a request for an interim measure.

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Despite a Constitutional Court ruling that the rights of the Academics for Peace were violated, administrative courts reject the applications for stay of execution regarding the academics' dismissal, according to a report by the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV).

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A group of women from the Ankara Women's Platform gathered in Kolej junction in the capital city of Ankara yesterday (August 12) and wanted to hold a statement for press against the feminicides in Turkey and the country's possible withdrawal from the İstanbul Convention.

However, the police prevented the statement.

The member organisations of Solidarity Network for Human Rights Defenders have written a letter to the United Nations (UN) special mandate holders, underlining the recent increase in attacks on LGBTI+ people in Turkey. The letter demands an urgent intervention from the UN authorities.