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Prof. Kariane Westrheim
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EUTCC Policy Paper: International Law, Security and Peace
The international system is undergoing a period of rising conflicts, geopolitical rivalries and growing challenges to international law. In many regions, particularly the Middle East, unresolved political disputes, military interventions and democratic deficits continue to undermine stability and peace. At the same time, the weakening of international legal norms and institutions raises fundamental questions about the future of collective security. This statement highlights these developments, with a focus on the crisis of international law, the role of dialogue in conflict resolution, such as the dialogue process between Turkey and Abdullah Öcalan, the Kurdish question as the key to peace and stability, and the importance of inclusive political solutions. It also highlights Europe’s responsibility to promote a value-based security architecture grounded in democracy, human rights and the rule of law.
Rapporteurs of European institutions address an open letter on the situation of local democracy in Turkey
“We are therefore jointly addressing you to express our shared concerns regarding recent developments affecting local democracy in your country, and how we can work together with you to overcome these.”
UN experts urge Turkey to end criminalisation of human rights defenders and lawyers
“We urge the Government of Türkiye to fully comply with international human rights law and to ensure that its anti terrorism legislation contains a precise and narrowly tailored definition of terrorism, consistent with the principles of legality, necessity, proportionality, and non discrimination,”
bianet Male Violence Monitoring Report April 2026
Men killed at least 28 women and a child and injured at least 40 women, abused at least 20 girls and boys, and harassed 20 women.
https://bianet.org/haber/men-killed-28-women-in-april-319393
Submission by Michael O’Flaherty, CoE Commissioner for Human Rights, to the ECtHR in the case of Osman Kavala
In his submission, the Commissioner outlined that the case should be considered in the context of the pressure on dissenting voices, including human rights defenders, civil society organisations, lawyers, journalists, and opposition politicians, in Turkey.
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