Nation-wide Refugee Law Training in Istanbul

On 28-29 July, RRT carried out a two-day refugee law training for lawyers and legal practitioners from bar associations in 12 different provinces around Turkey and 2 NGOs. In addition to RRT trainers the training also featured an expert from the European Court of Human Rights.

Day 1 of the training covered the basic criteria and procedural tenets of the international protection procedure for non-Syrian asylum seekers and the temporary protection regime in place for refugees from Syria. Day 2 of the training focused on rules and criteria governing detention and expulsion decisions, including a session on applicable European Court of Human Rights case law. In addition to theoretical presentations, the training also offered clinical discussions regarding effective use of appeal mechanisms.

This training was organized in the framework of a project implemented by RRT with the financial backing of US State Department Bureau for Population Refugees and Migration (PRM). RRT delivers refugee law trainings for lawyers all over Turkey with a particular interest to help strengthen the availability and quality of legal aid services to asylum seekers and detained migrants undergoing expulsion proceedings.

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