Human Rights Watch: Turkey - Release Unlawfully Jailed Opposition Politician
December 23, 2020
December 23, 2020
NEW YORK, Dec. 23 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release on Dec. 11:
Turkey must ensure the immediate release from detention of an opposition politician, Selahattin Demirtas, following a European Court of Human Rights' Grand Chamber ruling on December 22, 2020, Human Rights Watch said today.
The Grand Chamber ruled that in initially detaining Demirtas and then prolonging his detention for over four years, the Turkish government pursued an ulterior purpo . . .
Turkey must ensure the immediate release from detention of an opposition politician, Selahattin Demirtas, following a European Court of Human Rights' Grand Chamber ruling on December 22, 2020, Human Rights Watch said today.
The Grand Chamber ruled that in initially detaining Demirtas and then prolonging his detention for over four years, the Turkish government pursued an ulterior purpo . . .