2020 Archives - Advocates of Silenced Turkey https://silencedturkey.org/year/2020 Giving Voice to the Voiceless, Restoring Hope Thu, 29 Jan 2026 10:39:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://silencedturkey.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cropped-Silenced-Turkey-Circle-Logo-Black-scaled-1-32x32.png 2020 Archives - Advocates of Silenced Turkey https://silencedturkey.org/year/2020 32 32 WGAD abot 43 Victims – 2020 https://silencedturkey.org/archives/wgad-abot-43-victims-2020 Thu, 29 Jan 2026 10:39:52 +0000 https://silencedturkey.org/?post_type=archive&p=1346 This joint UN Special Procedures allegation letter raises concerns about the arrest, prolonged detention, prosecution, and alleged ill-treatment of 43 Turkish nationals in the aftermath of the July 2016 coup attempt, many of whom are teachers, judges, lawyers, military cadets, and civil servants. It alleges systematic arbitrary detention, denial of due process, misuse of counter-terrorism […]

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]]> This joint UN Special Procedures allegation letter raises concerns about the arrest, prolonged detention, prosecution, and alleged ill-treatment of 43 Turkish nationals in the aftermath of the July 2016 coup attempt, many of whom are teachers, judges, lawyers, military cadets, and civil servants. It alleges systematic arbitrary detention, denial of due process, misuse of counter-terrorism laws, and ill-treatment including against pregnant women and detainees with children, and requests detailed explanations and remedial measures from the Turkish authorities.

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]]> Osman Karaca – SP Joint Comm AL KHM 7:2020 (December 11, 2020) https://silencedturkey.org/archives/osman-karaca-sp-joint-comm-al-khm-72020-december-11-2020 Thu, 29 Jan 2026 10:37:17 +0000 https://silencedturkey.org/?post_type=archive&p=1339 This joint UN Special Procedures allegation letter raises concerns about the enforced disappearance of Thai political activist Wanchalearm Satsaksit in Cambodia and the arrest, short-term enforced disappearance, and deportation of Osman Karaca, a dual Mexican-Turkish national, to Turkey. It alleges serious violations of international human rights law, including arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance, and breaches of […]

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]]> This joint UN Special Procedures allegation letter raises concerns about the enforced disappearance of Thai political activist Wanchalearm Satsaksit in Cambodia and the arrest, short-term enforced disappearance, and deportation of Osman Karaca, a dual Mexican-Turkish national, to Turkey. It alleges serious violations of international human rights law, including arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance, and breaches of non-refoulement obligations, and requests detailed explanations and remedial measures from the Cambodian authorities.

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]]> Malaysia – Arif Komis – A_HRC_WGAD_2020_51_Advance_Edited_Version https://silencedturkey.org/archives/malaysia-arif-komis-a_hrc_wgad_2020_51_advance_edited_version Thu, 29 Jan 2026 10:34:35 +0000 https://silencedturkey.org/?post_type=archive&p=1333 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 […]

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]]> 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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]]> KOSOVO-Turkey – AHRC_WGAD_2020_47_Advance_Edited_Version https://silencedturkey.org/archives/kosovo-turkey-ahrc_wgad_2020_47_advance_edited_version Thu, 29 Jan 2026 10:31:32 +0000 https://silencedturkey.org/?post_type=archive&p=1327 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 […]

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]]> 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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]]> ALBANIA – SP Joint Statement oon Selami Simsek – Albania – UA ALB 2:2020 (December 20, 2020) https://silencedturkey.org/archives/albania-sp-joint-statement-oon-selami-simsek-albania-ua-alb-22020-december-20-2020 Thu, 29 Jan 2026 10:17:43 +0000 https://silencedturkey.org/?post_type=archive&p=1305 This joint UN Special Procedures urgent appeal concerns the continued detention and risk of imminent deportation of Selami Şimşek from Albania to Turkey, following allegations of short-term enforced disappearance, denial of procedural safeguards, and flaws in asylum proceedings. It raises concerns about violations of non-refoulement, arbitrary detention, and the risk of torture or ill-treatment, and […]

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]]> This joint UN Special Procedures urgent appeal concerns the continued detention and risk of imminent deportation of Selami Şimşek from Albania to Turkey, following allegations of short-term enforced disappearance, denial of procedural safeguards, and flaws in asylum proceedings. It raises concerns about violations of non-refoulement, arbitrary detention, and the risk of torture or ill-treatment, and urges Albanian authorities to halt removal and comply with interim measures and international human rights obligations

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]]> ALBANIA – SP Joint Statement (UA ALB 1:2020)- Selami Simsek and Harun Celik https://silencedturkey.org/archives/albania-sp-joint-statement-ua-alb-12020-selami-simsek-and-harun-celik Thu, 29 Jan 2026 10:15:25 +0000 https://silencedturkey.org/?post_type=archive&p=1302 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, […]

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]]> 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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]]> ALBANIA – HRC (ICCPR) Interim Measure on the case of Selami Simsek in Albania https://silencedturkey.org/archives/albania-hrc-iccpr-interim-measure-on-the-case-of-selami-simsek-in-albania Thu, 29 Jan 2026 10:13:38 +0000 https://silencedturkey.org/?post_type=archive&p=1299 This document records the registration of an individual complaint before the United Nations Human Rights Committee concerning the risk of removal of Selami Simsek from Albania while his case is under examination. It sets out interim measures requesting the State to suspend deportation and ensure access to legal counsel and asylum procedures pending the Committee’s […]

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]]> This document records the registration of an individual complaint before the United Nations Human Rights Committee concerning the risk of removal of Selami Simsek from Albania while his case is under examination. It sets out interim measures requesting the State to suspend deportation and ensure access to legal counsel and asylum procedures pending the Committee’s consideration of the case.

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