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
Dear Sir or Madam, As EU Turkey Civic Commission we are pleased to send you our first newsletter. From now on we would like to provide you with a monthly newsletter with import information about the EU, Turkey and the… Continue reading