Statement by the Spokesperson on the detention of human rights defenders on the island of Büyükada in Turkey

On 7 July 2017 the EEAS released a statement on the detention of human rights defenders on the island of Büyükada in Turkey.

• Primary Source

Euro|Topics: Debates, July 2017: Human rights activists detained in Turkey http://www.eurotopics.net/en/182792/human-rights-activists-detained-in-turkey

ESO: Background information: Turkey One Year After the Failed Coup http://www.europeansources.info/record/turkey-one-year-after-the-failed-coup-turkeys-downward-spiral/

The Guardian, 18.07.17: Turkey holds six rights activists on charges of aiding terror group https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/18/turkey-holds-six-rights-activists-on-charges-of-aiding-terror-group

Politico, 19.07.17: [Opinion]: In Turkey, defending human rights is a crime http://www.politico.eu/article/amnesty-international-in-turkey-defending-human-rights-is-a-crime/

Amnesty International UK: Press Release, 19.07.17: Alan Duncan's remarks on Turkey arrests welcome, now UK must join call for release https://www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/alan-duncans-remarks-turkey-arrests-welcome-now-uk-must-join-call-release

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