Rights group seeks to use UK sanctions to stop abuse of Turkish lawyers
by Owen Bowcott Legal affairs correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#59CHT)
Arrested Lawyers Initiative gathering evidence on hundreds jailed or awaiting trial
Campaigners are seeking to use the UK's Magnitsky-style human rights sanctions against Turkish prosecutors and officials responsible for arresting and imprisoning thousands of lawyers.
Organisers of the Arrested Lawyers Initiative (ALI) are gathering evidence about the alleged torture and mistreatment of judges and legal representatives detained in Turkish jails.
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