20 lawyers from the İstanbul Bar Association, completed a two-day training on “Detention in the Context of Migration” organised by the European Union/Council of Europe joint action on “Strengthening the human rights protection in the context of migration in Türkiye” , in co-operation with the Union of Turkish Bar Associations.
The training was delivered by experienced lawyers/mentors who had previously been trained under the action and aimed to enhance the knowledge of lawyers on, inter alia, the international and European human rights standards related to the principle of non-refoulement, the right to liberty and security including lawfulness of detention, alternatives to immigration detention, and the protection of persons in a vulnerable situation. The case-law of the European Court of Human Rights and of the Turkish Constitutional Court was also the focus of the training. The participants also played an active role during the training by discussing the domestic legislation and practice and sharing their experiences in the field.
Similar trainings will be organised with other local Bar Associations across Türkiye to strengthen the knowledge and capacities of lawyers on the applicable human rights standards on immigration detention and to equip them with the necessary skills to conduct in-house trainings in their workplaces.
This action on “Strengthening the human rights protection in the context of migration in Türkiye” is co-funded by the European Union and Council of Europe under the “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye” programme.
