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A total of 33 NGOs from across the world have released a joint statement concerning the trial concerning the murder of prominent human rights lawyer Tahir Elçi, urging Turkish authorities to ensure justice through an effective criminal procedure. Signatories included bar associations, lawyers groups and legal advocacy organizations from several countries, mostly located in Europe. […]

A total of 33 NGOs from across the world have released a joint statement concerning the trial concerning the murder of prominent human rights lawyer Tahir Elçi, urging Turkish authorities to ensure justice through an effective criminal procedure, the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported.

The trial of three police officers accused of killing prominent human rights lawyer Tahir Elçi presents a long overdue chance for justice, Amnesty International said today. On 28 November 2015, Tahir Elçi was shot in the head shortly after giving a statementat a press conference in the city of Diyarbakır, where the first trial hearing of three of the accused begins today.