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– Urgent Call for International Action to Prevent Lifelong Sentencing of Eren Keskin (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News May 3, 2018

Eren Keskin, a prominent human rights lawyer from Turkey, is at risk of a lengthy imprisonment in retaliation for many years of exercising the right to freedom of expression and the right to defend human rights relating to taboo issues in Turkish society. The undersigned organisations call for urgent international action to prevent the imprisonment of Eren Keskin.
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