Newsletter July 2026

Dear Sir or Madam,

Please find below our current newsletter.

Kind regards

Prof. Kariane Westrheim
Chairperson



Independent Legal Mission on the Peace Process in Türkiye

The Independent Legal Mission on the Peace Process in Türkiye is an initiative established under the auspices of the European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and World Human Rights (ELDH) and the Association for Democracy and International Law (MAF-DAD). In addition to lawyers affiliated with these organisations, the Mission was also constituted with the institutional participation of the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI), the Union of Italian Penal Chambers (UCPI) and Esculca.

https://eldh.eu/en/2026/06/independent-legal-mission-on-the-peace-process-in-turkey/

Statement by Abdullah Öcalan on the legal framework

In a statement conveyed through the İmralı Delegation, Abdullah Öcalan said that the Kurdish-Turkish alliance must be given legal guarantees through legislative measures and added: “It is possible to live together as equals and in freedom in a democratic republic. Negative law must be transformed into positive law.”

http://mezopotamyaajansi44.com/en/ALL-NEWS/content/view/318652

bianet Male Violence Monitoring Report July 2026

Men killed at least 28 women and one child in July. Men also killed at least five men who were with the women.

https://bianet.org/haber/men-killed-28-women-in-july-322292

BİA Media Monitoring Report 2026 – 2nd quarterly

The Media Monitoring Report shows that journalists are now widely convicted due to the news and topics they bring to the public, in proportion to the „risks“ these efforts pose in the eyes of the government.

https://bianet.org/haber/journalists-speaking-out-means-prison-and-persecution-321852


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