ALBANIA – SP Joint Statement (UA ALB 1:2020)- Selami Simsek and Harun Celik
This joint UN Special Procedures urgent appeal concerns the detention and alleged imminent deportation of Selami Şimşek from Albania to Turkey, alongside the prior expulsion of Harun Çelik, raising concerns of arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance, and risk of torture. The document urges Albanian authorities to halt removals, ensure access to asylum procedures and legal safeguards, and comply with the principle of non-refoulement under international human rights law.
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