Disabled Prisoners in Detention Centers, Critically Ill Prisoners in Turkish Prisons – Emin Güler
Profile VICTIM : Emin GülerINCIDENT : A 94% disabled inmate was denied release after his officially recognized disability rate was reduced.LOCATION : Elazığ, TurkeySITUATION : Sentenced to 11 years and 10 months in prison on charges of “membership in an organization.” Case Summary The release of Emin Güler, a 94% physically disabled inmate held in […]
UN WGAD Declares Detention of Turkish Journalist Ali Ünal Arbitrary
The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) has ruled that the detention of Turkish journalist and author Ali Ünal is arbitrary and violates international human rights law. In an official opinion adopted during its 96th session, the Working Group found that Ünal’s deprivation of liberty falls under four separate categories of arbitrary detention, […]
Five Contributions to UN Global Study: Exposing Turkey’s Misuse of Counter-Terrorism Measures
Solidarity with OTHERS has submitted five separate contributions to the UN Global Study on the Impact of Counter-Terrorism Measures, drawing attention to Turkey’s misuse of security frameworks to silence dissent. Our inputs document systematic rights violations, ranging from the closure of 3,942 institutions by emergency decrees to the criminalisation of Belgium-based NGOs, and from widespread […]
UN Working Group Deems the Arrest and Transfer of Turkish Nationals Alettin Duman and Tamer Tibik as Arbitrary Detention
In its ninety-third session, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) issued Opinion No. 8/2022 concerning the cases of Alettin Duman and Tamer Tibik, Turkish nationals who were abducted in Malaysia and forcibly returned to Turkey in 2016. The Working Group concluded that both individuals were subjected to arbitrary detention in violation of […]
Documented Misuse of SLTD Database by Turkey Reported to Interpol
Solidarity with OTHERS has revealed fresh evidence proving Turkey’s abuse of Interpol systems to pursue political opponents abroad. An official letter from the Turkish Ministry of Justice to the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor, now disclosed, admits that Ankara falsely marked dissidents’ passports as “lost” or “stolen” in Interpol’s Stolen and Lost Travel Documents (SLTD) database, […]
Letter to Interpol: Warning Against Turkey’s Abuse of International Mechanisms
Solidarity with OTHERS has issued a letter to Interpol Secretary General Jürgen Stock, warning against Turkey’s continued abuse of international policing mechanisms to persecute political opponents. In our communication, we highlighted that the Turkish government is expected to shift tactics by requesting Red Notices on fabricated ordinary criminal charges after its previous terrorism-based requests failed […]