Turkey formalizes peace process subcommissions
Turkey’s National Solidarity and Integration Coordination Board has formalized four subcommissions to coordinate implementation of the framework law at the centre of the Kurdish peace process: Judicial and Legal Affairs Coordination, Monitoring and Verification, Social Cohesion and Integration, and Disarmament and Strategic Coordination.
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Fact-finding mission to North & East Syria
An independent MAF-DAD fact-finding mission documented attacks on civilians, hospitals and detainees in Aleppo and North and East Syria. The report finds reasonable grounds to believe that war crimes and, where the contextual elements were present, crimes against humanity were committed.
Amnesty International statement regarding crackdown on LGBTI+
Amnesty International reports a major nationwide crackdown following the “My Family Is Safe” operation. At least 116 people were arrested across 15 provinces, with dozens placed in pretrial detention, while human rights organisations, journalists and online accounts have also faced restrictions.
Bianet male violence monitoring report
Men killed 27 women, injured at least 52 women and abused 19 girls and boys in September.
MLSA Newsletter
The Media and Law Studies Association monitored 21 hearings involving 67 defendants in September, including journalists, lawyers and students. The organisation also documented continuing restrictions on journalists, media outlets and civil-society accounts, as well as developments concerning freedom of expression and fair trial rights.
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