The abusive mass arrest of Turkish lawyers damages the rule of law and blatantly seeks to identify lawyers with the alleged crimes of their clients in violation of international law, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a Wednesday press statement.
In a joint statement 22 organizations from around the world on Wednesday also called on the Turkish government to release the lawyers immediately, investigate those responsible for the arbitrary arrests and to fully comply with the UN Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers.
