Submission by Human Rights Watch on Türkiye to the Human Rights Committee

By Human Rights Watch

This submission aims to contribute to the Human Rights Committee’s (“the Committee”) upcoming review of Türkiye’s compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (“ICCPR” or “the Covenant”).It focuses on the following key areas of concern – (1) Attacks on freedom of expression, assembly and association through arbitrary restrictions on liberty and abusive criminal proceedings reliant on unforeseeable counterterrorism legislation and criminal defamation laws; 2) Restrictions on social media and online content limiting the right to freedom of expression and to receive and…

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