Turkey: Release Politicians Wrongfully Detained for 7 Years
Click to expand Image Selahattin Demirta, former co-chair of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), was among MPs jailed on November 4, 2016. His vacant seat in the general assembly of Turkey's parliament is shown here marked with his photo. 2016 HDP Rule 9.2 Submission (Istanbul) - The Turkish government should abide by international law and implement the binding judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) by immediately releasing politicians Selahattin Demirta and Figen Yksekda, who formerly co-chaired the opposition Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), four rights organi...