Kavala’s detention continues despite attempts to release him and Turkey’s refusal.

 Turkey rejected the attempts of human rights organizations to release Kavala, after he was accused several times and had imprisoned him before that for 3 years .Human Rights Watch (HRW), the International Commission of Jurists, and the Turkey Human Rights Litigation Support Project have presented a recommendation to the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers to “review Turkey’s noncompliance” with the Strasbourg court’s order to release human rights activist Kavala.

The US State Department in February called on Ankara to “immediately” release Kavala.

The call angered Ankara. On February 11, Turkey’s foreign ministry spokesperson Hami Aksoy said that judicial procedures against Kavala are “ongoing” and “must be respected,” blasting Washington’s statement as “inconsistent with the rule of law.” 

Measures must be taken against Turkey, which oppresses the innocent and imprisons those who deserve freedom. If Turkey threatens and its president will not suffice, the oppressor must be held accountable for darkness