ICJ hopes Leyla Zana release is a step towards rule of law
The ICJ welcomes the release yesterday of Leyla Zana, a Sakharov prize winner, and her co-defendants.
Guilty verdict for jailed former parliamentarians is a setback for the rule of law
The ICJ condemns the decision of the Ankara State Security Court to find Leyla Zana and her co-defendants, all Kurdish former parliamentarians guilty of “membership in an armed gang.”
Presentation on the independence of the judiciary and the legal profession in Turkey
Summary: In light of Turkey’s candidacy for the European Union, Mr. Paul Richmond, Expert on Turkey and Barrister (England & Wales), analyses recent legislative reforms intended to strengthen democracy, the rule of law and the protection of human rights. He concludes that Turkey must take stronger measures to protect the independence of judges and lawyers.
President of the Bar Association of Diyarbakir and three other lawyers acquitted
The Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers of the ICJ, in its report released today, expressed its satisfaction that the President of the Diyarbakir (Turkey) Bar Association and three other lawyers, who had been charged with “professional misconduct” were acquitted.
Observation of the trial of the Bar Association of Diyarbakir’s president and three other lawyers
The ICJ monitored the trial of Sezgin Tanrikulu, the President of the Diyarbakir Bar Association and three other lawyers, Sabahattin Korkmaz, Burhan Deyar and Habibe Deyar.
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