Malaysia – Arif Komis – A_HRC_WGAD_2020_51_Advance_Edited_Version
In this opinion, the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention concludes that the arrest, incommunicado detention, and forcible transfer of Arif Komiş, his wife Ülkü Komiş, and their four minor children from Malaysia to Turkey constituted arbitrary detention under multiple categories of international law. The Working Group finds that both Malaysia and Turkey violated due process, non-refoulement, and children’s rights, and calls for Mr. Komiş’s immediate release, compensation, and accountability for those responsible.
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