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Amnesty»Secretary General Calls for Their Immediate and Unconditional Release

LONDON, U.K. (Amnesty International)—Idil Eser, the Director of Amnesty International Turkey, was detained on June 5 along with seven other human rights defenders and two trainers during a digital security and information management workshop in B?y?kada, Istanbul.

“We are profoundly disturbed and outraged that some of Turkey’s leading human rights defenders, including the Director of Amnesty International Turkey should have been detained so blatantly without cause,” said Amnesty International’s Secretary General Salil Shetty.

Shetty called the detention a “grotesque abuse of power” and said that the arrests highlight the dangerous situation facing human rights activists in Turkey. “Idil Eser and those detained with her, must be immediately and unconditionally released,” Shetty said.

“World leaders currently sitting in Hamburg have been remarkably tolerant of Turkey’s human rights meltdown. With President [Recep Tayyip] Erdog?an»now in their midst, this would be a good time to speak out firmly and call for the release of all human rights defenders currently behind bars,” Shetty added.

The whereabouts of Idil Eser and the others detained alongside her are currently unknown.

Idil Eser and the other detainees, are understood to have been denied access to lawyers, which police are entitled to do for 24 hours, and the right to contact a family member, which must be granted immediately.

Police have told lawyers that they will be given information at 2: 30 p.m.

In addition to Idil Eser, the seven human rights defenders detained were: ?lknur ?st?n, Women’s Coalition, G?nal Kur?un , lawyer, Human Rights Agenda Association, Nalan Erkem, Lawyer, Citizens Assembly, Nejat Ta?tan, Equal Rights Watch Association , ?zlem Dalk?ran, Citizens’ Assembly, ?eyhmuz ?zbekli, lawyer, Veli Acu, Human Rights Agenda Association.

Two foreign trainers—a German and a Swedish national—as well as the hotel owner, were also detained.

These detentions come less than a month after Amnesty International’s Turkey chair, Taner Kili?, was remanded in prison custody on baseless charges.



Amnesty»Secretary General Calls for Their Immediate and Unconditional Release LONDON, U.K. (Amnesty International)—Idil Eser, the Director of Amnesty International Turkey, was detained on June 5 along with seven other human rights defenders and two trainers during a digital security and information management workshop in B?y?kada, Istanbul. Idil Eser (Photo: Amnesty International) “We are profoundly disturbed and outraged that some of Turkey’s leading human rights defenders, including the Director of Amnesty International Turkey should have been detained so blatantly without cause,” said Amnesty International’s Secretary General Salil Shetty. Shetty called the detention a “grotesque abuse of power” and said that the arrests highlight the dangerous situation facing human rights activists in Turkey. “Idil Eser and those detained with her, must be immediately and unconditionally released,” Shetty said. “World leaders currently sitting in Hamburg have been remarkably tolerant of Turkey’s human rights meltdown. With President [Recep Tayyip] Erdog?an»now in their midst, this would be a good time to speak out firmly and call for the release of all human rights defenders currently behind bars,” Shetty added. The whereabouts of Idil Eser and the others detained alongside her are currently unknown. Idil Eser and the other detainees, are understood to have been denied [...]
Amnesty»Secretary General Calls for Their Immediate and Unconditional Release LONDON, U.K. (Amnesty International)—Idil Eser, the Director of Amnesty International Turkey, was detained on June 5 along with seven other human rights defenders and two trainers during a digital security and information management workshop in B?y?kada, Istanbul. Idil Eser (Photo: Amnesty International) “We are profoundly disturbed and outraged that some of Turkey’s leading human rights defenders, including the Director of Amnesty International Turkey should have been detained so blatantly without cause,” said Amnesty International’s Secretary General Salil Shetty. Shetty called the detention a “grotesque abuse of power” and said that the arrests highlight the dangerous situation facing human rights activists in Turkey. “Idil Eser and those detained with her, must be immediately and unconditionally released,” Shetty said. “World leaders currently sitting in Hamburg have been remarkably tolerant of Turkey’s human rights meltdown. With President [Recep Tayyip] Erdog?an»now in their midst, this would be a good time to speak out firmly and call for the release of all human rights defenders currently behind bars,” Shetty added. The whereabouts of Idil Eser and the others detained alongside her are currently unknown. Idil Eser and the other detainees, are understood to have been denied [...]
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