Document #2081130

OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture

Turkey: Indictment of prominent woman rights defender Şebnem Korur Fincancı [TUR 003 / 1022 / OBS 079.1]

https://www.omct.org/en/resources/urgent-interventions/turkey-indictment-of-prominent-woman-rights-defender-%C5%9Febnem-korur-fincanc%C4%B1

ecoi.net summary:
Şebnem Korur Fincancı, head of the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) and board member of the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (HRFT), charged with supporting a terrorist organisation after calling for an investigation into the use of chemical weapons in Kurdish regions of Iraq
Country:
Türkiye
Source:
OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture
Original link:
https://www.omct.org/en/resources/urgent-interventions/turkey-indictment-of-prominent-woman-rights-defender-%C5%9Febnem-korur-fincanc%C4%B1
Document type:
Appeal or News Release
Language:
English
Published:
2 November 2022
Document ID:
2081130

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