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01 December 1995

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The Law: Freedom of Expression and human rights advocacy in Turkey: report of a delegation on behalf of the Bar Human Rights Committee the Kurdistan Human Rights Project and the Law Society. March 1995 66 pages. The report deals with the trial of seven people including six lawyers who are all members of the Management Committee of the Diyarbakir Branch of the Turkish Human Rights Association ("IHD"). After the initial hearing on 13 February they were remanded in custody until 17 April. The prosecution is demanding a sentence of 15 years on two charges: publishing a human rights report on south east Turkey in 1992 and membership of the PKK - based on the allegation that one of them attended a meeting in January 1994. On 13 February the only two prosecution witnesses to appear withdrew their evidence and said they had been tortured. After this hearing their defence lawyer was arrested. For further information on the report contact Louise Christian on 0171 831 1750.

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