On 12-13 May 2018, RRT in partnership with ICJ, ECRE and Mülteci-Der, organized a 2-day training for lawyers and NGO legal practitioners from around Turkey on international and European individual complaint mechanisms relevant for the legal protection of refugees and migrants.
The training, attended by representatives of local bar associations in 20 different provinces and various NGOs operating in different parts of Turkey, offered presentations and case studies aiming to equip participants with an understanding of individual complaint mechanisms available under UN and Council of Europe frameworks, relevant procedures and case law.
The event was organized in the framework of a project partnership among RRT, International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), ECRE ve Mültecilerle Dayanışma Derneği (Mülteci-Der) supported by the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights Democracy (EIDHR) Turkey Program. The project aims to support legal expertise development among lawyers and legal practitioners in Turkey on asylum and immigration law, with a particular emphasis on applicable international and European standards.
On the ocassion of the training, participants were also offered the first draft of a new training module developed by the project partners on international and European standards and individual complaint mechanisms relevant for the legal protection of refugees and migrants.