le 20 juillet, 2016
Daily Archives: 21/07/2016
Turkey: L’Observatoire international des avocats en danger à Istanbul pour témoigner de son soutien aux avocats turcs poursuivis par les autorités pour avoir défendu leurs clients
Turkey: Turkish Leader Issues a Nationwide Text Calling for Loyalty
July 21, 2016
The day after Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, declared a national state of emergency in the wake of a failed coup, an anxious nation awoke on Thursday to a text message from its leader, personally exhorting continued loyalty as the government moved against its enemies.
Urging his supporters to maintain their presence in public squares, where they have flocked each evening since the coup attempt failed, he wrote, “Do not abandon the heroic resistance you have put up for your country, homeland and flag.”
Even as Turkish officials were more broadly trying to assure the public on Thursday that individual freedoms would not be threatened by the state of emergency, Mr. Erdogan’s message to nationwide cellphone customers struck a more martial tone.
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The concern is that Mr. Erdogan will target any and all opponents, not just those who are suspected of being followers of Mr. Gulen or of being linked to the coup.
On Thursday, many saw a strong signal that that was already happening, as a prominent and widely regarded human rights lawyer, Orhan Kemal Cengiz, was detained in Istanbul, outraging human rights activists. The exact reason for his detention was unclear, but Mr. Cengiz has been a longtime critic of Mr. Erdogan’s government.
“Orhan Kemal Cengiz is a respected human rights lawyer,” said Andrew Gardner, the Turkey researcher for Amnesty International. “He’s a columnist, and a lot of his work is about human rights issues.”
http://www.omct.org/monitoring-protection-mechanisms/urgent-interventions/turkey/2016/07/d23871/
Click to access cv%20-%20orhan%20kemal%20cengiz.pdf
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/07/21/latest-turkey-detains-more-judges-and-military-officers.html
http://www.telemetro.com/internacionales/multitud-corta-acceso-militar-turca_0_937406408.html (SPANISH)
http://mondotivu.info/2016/07/21/176310-turchia-sospendiamo-convenzione-ue-dei-diritti-umani.html (ITALIAN)
http://www.ksml.fi/ulkomaat/Turkin-hallitus-hankki-ty%C3%B6rauhan-puhdistuksille/804302 (FINNISH)
Turkey: Solidarieta agli avvocati di Turchia
21/07/16
#Endangeredlawyers
Turkey: Avukat Orhan Kemal Cengiz ve eşi Sibel Hürtaş gözaltına alındı
21/07/16
Gazeteci ve avukat Orhan Kemal Cengiz ve eşi Sibel Hürtaş, Atatürk Havalimanı’nda gözaltına alındı.
Gözaltı kararını Sibel Hürtaş ve Cengiz Twitter hesaplarından duyurdu. Hürtaş, “Eşim Orhan Kemal Cengiz’le birlikte gözaltındayız” diye yazdı. Cengiz de Twitter’dan gözaltına alındığına dair tweetleri retweet yaptı.
Orhan Kemal Cengiz, 2011-2014 yılları arasında Radikal gazetesinde köşe yazıları kaleme aldı. Cengiz son olarak, darbe girişimi sonrası kâğıt baskıya veda etme kararı alan Özgür Düşünce gazetesinde yazıyordu.
http://t24.com.tr/haber/avukat-orhan-kemal-cengiz-ve-esi-sibel-hurtas-gozaltina-alindi,351148
http://www.asilhaber.net/gazeteci-orhan-kemal-cengiz-ve-esi-gozaltina-alindi-h137312
http://www.cnnturk.com/turkiye/yazar-orhan-kemal-cengiz-havalimaninda-gozaltina-alindi
http://www.sondakika.com/haber/haber-istanbul-daki-darbe-girisimi-sorusturmasinda-son-8632230/
http://www.rainews.it/dl/rainews/articoli/ContentItem-50d45428-d8cf-4f46-b57d-30332c07c996.html (ITALIAN)
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2016/07/turkey-state-of-emergency-must-not-roll-back-human-rights/ (ENGLISH “This morning respected human rights lawyer and journalist Orhan Kemal Cengiz was detained in Istanbul and taken to the city’s police headquarters.”)
(Lawyer Orhan Kemal Cengiz was arrested in Turkey today)
Malaysia: Don’t Undercut Independence of the Bar
July 19, 2016
The Malaysian government should stop trying to muzzle the outspoken Malaysian Bar, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to Prime Minister Najib Razak. The government’s proposed amendments to the Legal Profession Act, which are expected to be submitted to parliament in October 2016, would interfere with the bar’s self-regulation and independence.
“The Malaysian government’s blatant attempt to silence the country’s bar shows little concern for the immense damage this will do to the rule of law in the country,” said Phil Robertson. “The government should drop its proposed amendments so the bar remains free to choose its own leaders, act without improper government interference, and speak out on legal issues.”
Human Rights Watch said that the proposed amendments are contrary to international human rights principles and called on the government to withdraw them.
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https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/07/19/malaysia-dont-undercut-independence-bar
Endangered Lawyers launches twitter account
July 21, 2016
The Gambia: Verdict Due In Detained Opposition Leader’s Case
July 20, 2016
A high court judge in Banjul is today expected to deliver a ruling in the case involving Lawyer Ousainou Darboe, leader of the main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) and over a dozen of his supporters who are being tried for taking part in an ‘unathorised’ anti-government protest.
Mr Darboe and his supporters who are currently held at Mile Two Central Prisons, are slapped with multiple criminal offences including conspiring to commit felony, unlawful assembly, riot, incitement of violence, riotously interfering with traffic, holding a procession without a license and disobeying an order to disperse from an unlawful procession.
They pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The opposition members were arrested in April after they took to the street to demand justice for their party’s organising secretary, Solo Sandeng, who was arrested two days earlier and killed in detention.
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https://jollofnews.com/2016/07/20/gambia-verdict-due-in-detained-opposition-leaders-case/
http://www.worldbulletin.net/todays-news/175227/gambian-opposition-leader-receives-3-year-jail-term
http://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/article/darboe-18-others-jailed-for-3-years
Turkey: Turquie : «Ce juge est venu au travail et a été arrêté sur place»
le 20 juillet, 2016
Les procès de magistrats au palais de justice d’Istanbul témoignent de la purge générale décidée par le président Erdogan après le putsch raté de vendredi.
Le monstre de verre est devenu un monument d’opacité. Dans l’immense palais de justice de Çaglayan, à Istanbul, il est impossible de parler de la répression qui s’est abattue sur la Turquie après le coup d’Etat manqué de vendredi. C’est pourtant ici que sont entendus des centaines de soldats qui ont participé à la tentative de putsch, mais aussi les magistrats turcs qui ont immédiatement été suspendus de leurs fonctions. Ils sont suspectés d’appartenir à un «Etat parallèle»clandestin, orchestré par le grand rival du président Erdogan, Fethullah Gülen (lire page 11), prédicateur islamique septuagénaire exilé aux Etats-Unis.
Dans le bâtiment, les couloirs de marbre et les ascenseurs transparents reflètent des visages fermés : les fonctionnaires roulent des yeux, effrayés à la seule idée d’évoquer la purge en cours. Les avocats affichent une grimace embarrassée et les familles des soldats, reconnaissables à leur mise modeste dans ce lieu rutilant, redoutent d’être aperçues en compagnie d’un étranger. La police a instauré un cordon de sécurité à l’extérieur du palais de justice. A l’intérieur, des agents en civil évacuent fermement toute personne qui oserait s’approcher des lieux où sont auditionnés les accusés. Même la salle de presse est morne : «Personne ne vous parlera, c’est la Turquie», s’amuse un journaliste turc.
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Turkey: 11 lawyers charged with involvement in coup attempt arrested
July 21, 2016
Operations conducted by the police officers in Izmir due to the attempted military coup by the Gülenist Terror Organization (FETÖ) have arrested 11 lawyers.
According to the Turkish media, the lawyers were detained during searches of 25 addresses. They are assumed to be involved in FETÖ.
The report said that during the searches in their apartments and workplaces, documents of the organization and various programs were seized.
14 more lawyers, who were decided to detain, are wanted.
Turkey: Une première rafle d’avocats à Izmir
le 21 juillet, 2016
Eren Sarak, Mehmet Arif Demir, Fatih Hakan Güvenç, Haldun Sonyürek, Mehmet Öztürk, Mehmet Temel, Muzaffer Uzlaş, Birol Delikkaya, Berkant Ayok, Muhammed Işık , İsmail Sarı
Arrêtés dans la nuit à Izmir
14 autres avocats, qui n’ont pas pu être arrêtés , sont recherchés.