UN Decision on Arbitrary Detention – Akın Öztürk Case

    This document is an official opinion adopted by the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention. It concludes that the detention of Akin Öztürk is arbitrary and violates international human rights law, including the ICCPR, and calls on Türkiye to release him and provide reparations.


    This document is an official opinion adopted by the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention. It concludes that the detention of Akin Öztürk is arbitrary and violates international human rights law, including the ICCPR, and calls on Türkiye to release him and provide reparations.

    Resolution

    MOROCCO – CAT Decision on Mustaf Onder – G1918342

    In this decision, the UN Committee against Torture finds that Morocco would violate article 3 of the Convention against Torture if it extradited Mustafa Onder to Turkey, given the real, personal, and…

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    Resolution

    AZERBAIJAN – CAT Decision on Mehmet & Meryem Gelen – CAT-C-74-D-905-2018 (ENG)

    This UN Committee against Torture decision examines the expulsion of Mehmet and Meryem Gelen from Azerbaijan to Turkey and assesses whether the State violated its non-refoulement obligations under article 3 of the…

    2018International BodiesUnited Nations Human Rights CouncilUN Committee against Torture (CAT)