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CoE commissioner says Turkish authorities ‘have not acted in good faith’ in Kavala case
Council of Europe (CoE) Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović has published her written comments in the infringement proceedings in the case of prominent...
European states must stand up against pushbacks, says CoE human rights commissioner
“Member states must take a stand against pushbacks at borders and clearly oppose attempts to legalise this illegal practice,” said Dunja Mijatović, the Council...
CoE asks Turkey to stop stigmatization of LGBTI people
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović has called on Turkey in a letter to two ministers to stop the stigmatization of...
CoE calls on Turkey, Greece to ensure humanitarian access to refugees at border
Dunja
Mijatović, the Council of Europe (CoE) Commissioner for Human Rights, on Monday
released a statement urging Turkish and Greek authorities to ensure
humanitarian assistance to refugees,...
Human rights commissioner calls on Turkey to restore judicial independence
Council
of Europe (CoE) Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatovic on Wednesday
submitted a report on her visit to Turkey in July 2019 in which she...
Human rights commissioner says Turkey’s blocking of Wikipedia a violation of freedom of expression
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja
Mijatovic on Monday submitted her written observations to the European Court of
Human Rights (ECtHR) concerning a dispute...
CoE says independence of Turkish judiciary eroded during state of emergency
Council of Europe
Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović has said the independence of the
Turkish judiciary was seriously eroded during a state of emergency declared...
CoE calls on Turkey to repair damage to Turkish judiciary inflicted by state of emergency
Council of Europe
Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović has called on Turkish authorities
to take immediate action to restore confidence in the judiciary, which she...
Kavala complains about lack of indictment after 15 months in pretrial detention
Turkish human rights activist and philanthropist Osman Kavala underlined in a letter sent from prison that he has spent 15 months in pretrial detention...
CoE commissioner to raise misuse of counterterrorism laws with Turkey
“Anti-terrorism laws in Turkey have made some people’s lives impossible,” said Dunja Mijatovic, the Council of Europe’s (CoE) commissioner on human rights, adding that...
CoE human rights commissioner to intervene in Kavala’s case at ECtHR
Council of Europe (CoE) Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović has announced her decision to intervene in a case against jailed Turkish rights activist...
OSCE calls on Turkey to halt purge against critical voices
Dunja Mijatović, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) representative on freedom of the media, on Wednesday displayed a strong reaction to...