Türkiye: Acquittal of Taner Kılıç after eight-year ordeal comes amid new wave of repression of rights defenders

By Amnesty International

The case of Taner Kılıç, who has finally been acquitted after a judicial process that has lasted almost 8 years, is a stark example of the Turkish authorities’ politically motivated attempts to criminalize human rights defenders, said Amnesty International. Taner Kılıç, a refugee rights lawyer and former Chair of Amnesty International’s Türkiye section, was arrested […] The post Türkiye: Acquittal of Taner Kılıç after eight-year ordeal comes amid new wave of repression of rights defenders appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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