Urgent Appeal Against Recent Unlawful Detentions in Turkiye

Regarding the latest operations in which

– 45 people were detained on 21 May 2024,

– 46 people on 24 May 2024,

-8 university students on 28 May,

– 9 people on 29 May and

– 90 people on 30 May in Turkiye,

we, Justice Square, have submitted an Urgent Appeal to the representatives of the organizations listed below to stop the recent unlawful and mass detentions and arrest procedures and to draw the attention of international organizations and public opinon to this issue.

– High Commissioner for Human Rights,

– Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment,

– Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms while Countering Terrorism,

– Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy,

– Special Rapporteur on The Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association,

– Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to -Freedom of Opinion and Expression,

– Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers,

– Secretary General, Council of Europe,

– Chair of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and

– Commissioner for Human Rights, Council of Europe You can access the appeal letter from the link below