Tag Archives: Andrea de Ruijter

Guest Blog: Abdullah Comert’s Family Still Searches for Justice

Posted on October 18, 2015 by heissenstat

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 →

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Another Gezi Trial

Posted on March 10, 2015 by heissenstat

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 →

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Guest Blog: Notes from Ali Ismail Korkmaz Murder Case

Posted on December 30, 2014 by heissenstat

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 →

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An end to Impunity: The Case of Ali Ismail Korkmaz

Posted on May 12, 2014 by heissenstat

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 →

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