Turkey: International Fair Trial Day & Ebru Timtik Award

A joint initiative has been taken by several prominent international bar associations and lawyers’ organizations  in recognition of the struggle of a Turkish lawyer Ebru Timtik for the right to a fair trial.

The associations involved: Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE), European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and World Human Rights (ELDH), European Bars Federation (FBE), European Democratic Lawyers (EDL-AED), French National Bar Council (CNB), International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL), International Association of Lawyers (UIA), International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI), Italian National Bar Council (CNF), Law Society of England and Wales, and Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) .

An International Fair Trial Day (IFTD) will be observed every year on 14 June.

Every year a focus country will be decided and events will take place on and around the day to draw attention to the situation in the country concerned.

An annual Ebru Timtik Award will also be designated around the IFTD to recognize and support the struggle of others for the same purpose.

Hereinafter the link to the joint letter (in English and French) on the background of this action.

Letter (English)

Letter (French)