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Tag Archives: Andrea de Ruijter
Guest Blog: Abdullah Comert’s Family Still Searches for Justice
Imagine having lost your child. Every parent’s worst nightmare. Now imagine that you would have to travel every month or so to a courthouse far away from your hometown in the hope of finding justice for your child. This nightmare … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Gezi, Impunity
Tagged Abdullah Comert, Amnesty - Netherlands, Amnesty - Turkey, Andrea de Ruijter, Gezi, impunity
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Another Gezi Trial
A complainant who does not want to be a complainant, a courtroom that fits 50 for a trial that has 255 defendants and a foreign defendant who is not allowed to enter the country to defend himself: these are just … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Excessive Force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Gezi Park
Tagged Amnesty International, Andrea de Ruijter, Andrew Gardner, Doctors, excessive force, Gezi Park, Turkey
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Guest Blog: Notes from Ali Ismail Korkmaz Murder Case
A guest blog from our colleague by Andrea de Ruijter, from Amnesty International – Netherlands. Andrea acted as one of Amnesty’s trial observers at the latest hearing in the Ali Ismail Korkmaz murder case. “Ali Ismail Korkmaz, dreaming of a … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Excessive Force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Gezi Park, Impunity, Turkey
Tagged Ali Ismail Korkmaz, Amnesty International, Andrea de Ruijter, excessive force, Gezi, impunity, Trial Observation
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An end to Impunity: The Case of Ali Ismail Korkmaz
For almost a year now, we have been calling for justice in the case of Ali Ismail Korkmaz, who was savagely beaten to death – apparently by civilian police – during the course of Gezi Protests in June, 2013. Today, … Continue reading
Posted in Excessive Force, Impunity, Taksim, Turkey
Tagged Ali Ismail Korkmaz, Andrea de Ruijter, Andrew Gardner, excessive force, Freedom of Expression, Gezi Protests, Police violence, Ruhat Sena Akşene, Turkey
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