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Convictions of Osman Kavala and his co-defendants are the latest in a series of grave injustices against civil society in Turkey. We call for the immediate release and acquittal of all eight human rights defenders.
The conviction on April 25, 2022 of the human rights defender Osman Kavala and his seven co-defendants is a shocking miscarriage of justice, Human Rights Watch said today.
Responding to the conviction of Osman Kavala allegedly for “attempting to overthrow the government” and 18-year sentences for seven other defendants for aiding him, Nils Muižnieks, Amnesty International’s Europe Director, said: “Today, we have witnessed a travesty of justice of spectacular proportions. This verdict deals a devastating blow not only to Osman Kavala, his co-defendants […]
Osman Kavala and seven other activists have been tried over 2013 anti-government unrest