Turkish court ruled on Wednesday to put six human rights activists, including Amnesty’s Turkey director, Idil Eser, in custody. They are accused of aiding an armed terror group, Associated Press reported.
As it was noted, four others activists were released from custody pending the outcome of a trial. They have been barred from traveling abroad and have to report regularly to police.
“Today we have learnt that standing up for human rights has become a crime in Turkey,” said Salil Shetty, Amnesty International’s secretary general.
Ester and other human rights activists were detained on July 5.