Dr. Djalali was sentenced to death in Iran. He is now very seriously ill. He desperately needs to be transferred to a hospital for care and possible surgery. He received surgery earlier in the year but the day following surgery he was transferred back to prison where he never received follow-up nor recuperative care. 100 Nobel Laureates have appealed for his case. CCS wrote a letter ... Continue Reading>>
The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute and the Anti-Torture Initiative Sent a Joint Open Letter to the President of Turkey Condemning Criminal Proceedings Against Dr. Fincanci as Well as the Conviction/Sentence
Dr. Sebnem Korur Fincanci, President of the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey, a world renowned expert on torture and co-author of the Istanbul Protocol (guidelines setting international standards for forensic investigations of torture) was criminally charged for signing the Academics for Peace petition and sentenced to two and a half years in prison, almost twice the amount of time given to the ... Continue Reading>>