EUTCC statement on Turkish Intelligence Organisation’s plans to attack Austrian politicians. It was revealed yesterday that an agent of the Turkish Intelligence Organisation (MIT) had turned himself in to the Austrian intelligence service where he reported on plans to attack… Continue reading
Robert Spano, the president of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), received an honorary doctorate from Istanbul University on September 4, 2020. This occurred at a time when various bodies of the Council of Europe have noted that human… Continue reading
CPT report on Turkey, including Imrali prison Council of Europe anti-torture Committee CPT published 2 reports on Turkey, including Imrali prison where Kurdish political leader Abdullah Öcalan has been imprisoned since 1999. The CPT notes that the situation regarding the… Continue reading
On the occasion of the infomal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers in Berlin at the end of August, where relations with Turkey are on the agenda, we sent a letter to HR/VP Josep Borrell to draw the attention to the… Continue reading
Press ReleaseFor immediate release 6 August, 2020 New CPT reports on Turkey The Council of Europe’s anti-Torture Committee (CPT) recently published two reports on prison’s conditions in Turkey. CPT’s visit in May 2019 to Turkey was to examine the treatment… Continue reading