Transnational Institute of Social Ecology

2022 Report of International Peace Delegation to İmralı

The International İmralı Peace Delegation 2022 conducted a research mission to Turkey to assess Öcalan’s situation after twenty-three years of incarceration between 13-14 February 2022. The delegation consisted of representatives of lawyer’s associations, human rights lawyers, trade unionists, politicians, academics and writers from across Europe.

The delegation stated that “European institutions and the UN have long tolerated the Turkish authorities’ violation of its international obligations. We ask for a stronger voice to be immediately raised demanding that Abdullah Öcalan’s isolation to be ended and that the human rights of all political prisoners in Turkey be guaranteed.” Read the full report below: