KOSOVO-Turkey – AHRC_WGAD_2020_47_Advance_Edited_Version
In this opinion, the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention finds that the arrest, secret detention, and forcible transfer of six Turkish nationals from Kosovo to Turkey were carried out without legal basis and in violation of due process and non-refoulement obligations. The Working Group concludes that both Kosovo and Turkey bear responsibility for arbitrary detention under multiple legal categories and calls for immediate release, compensation, and accountability for those responsible.
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