The arrest of Barım, along with those of mayors, politicians, and journalists, reveal that there is no longer an effort to establish a legal link between the accusations and the actions of the accused or to present convincing evidence.
Osman Kavala, 7 February 2025
The true consolation for me will be seeing a progress toward the rule of law in my country. I believe that this will happen and that I will be able to feel that I am truly free.
Osman Kavala, 1 November 2024
European Court of Human Rights grants priority to the second case lodged by Osman Kavala.
9 April 2024
As Havel said, “the most important is not losing the hope”. I have not lost hope that the rule of law will eventually prevail in my country.
Osman Kavala, 1 November 2023
Adhering to basic legal principles and respecting human rights necessitates the retrial of cases marked by blatant rights violations, convictions unsupported by evidence, and the wrongful incarceration of innocent individuals for years.
Osman Kavala, 9 May 2024
The full text of Osman Kavala's letter to the 11th International Conference in Prague held by Václav Havel Library on October 10, 2023.
20 October 2023
President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: "It is unacceptable that member States do not respect the rulings of the Court and infringement proceedings, and our Assembly Resolution 2518 (2023) calling for the immediate release of Osman Kavala expressed this in the strongest terms."
27 October 2023
Top Court Upholds Rights Defender’s Life Term: Conviction of Osman Kavala and Four Others Needs Urgent International Response
HRW, 10 October 2023
Osman Kavala is awarded the 2023 Václav Havel Human Rights Prize, which honors outstanding civil society action in defense of human rights, by the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly.
9 October 2023
Bestätigte Verurteilung von Osman Kavala bestürzt europäische Stiftungen und Kulturmittler
2 October 2023
Kavala’s sentence to life imprisonment a few days ago was made contrary to a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) and, from the perspective of European foundations, is a bitter setback for relations between Europe and Turkey.
Their baseless convictions are a cruel reminder of the Turkish authorities’ relentless crackdown on human rights, and of the lack of a functional legal system in Türkiye.
PEN International, 2 October 2023
This judgment is a striking demonstration of the fact that convicting individuals without sufficient evidence has become a norm in the judiciary.
30 September 2023
As a candidate country and a long-standing member of the Council of Europe, Türkiye is expected to comply with democratic standards and practices, respect fundamental rights, which are an integral part of EU-Türkiye relations, and implement the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights.
29 September 2023
The letter of notification prepared by the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office of the Court of Cassation contains more grave slanders and demonstrates an even more blatant disregard for legal principles.
11 July 2023
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