Yavuz AYDIN
@aydinyavuz.bsky.social
Turkish judge in exile
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Yavuz AYDIN
@aydinyavuz.bsky.social
· Aug 5
Webinar - The path to Authoritarianism - Backsliding Democracies and The Role of The Institutions
YouTube video by BACKSLIDING DEMOCRACIES
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On behalf of BackslidingDemocracies.org , we’re proud to share the recording of our webinar:
‘The Path to Autoritarianism’
👉🏻 youtu.be/zmkom-VrDdA?...
Heartful thanks to our distinguished speakers @unsr-judges.bsky.social , @profpech.bsky.social , @petrabard.bsky.social
‘The Path to Autoritarianism’
👉🏻 youtu.be/zmkom-VrDdA?...
Heartful thanks to our distinguished speakers @unsr-judges.bsky.social , @profpech.bsky.social , @petrabard.bsky.social
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Thrilled to be among the speakers at the book launch: DISSENSUS OVER LIBERAL DEMOCRACY, sharing the Turkish 🇹🇷 perspective which can serve as a laboratory for studies across the EU 🇪🇺 and the US 🇺🇸 in the fight for #RuleOfLaw
⏰ 12.12.2025
📍Brussels - Residence Palace
👉🏻Registration: bit.ly/3K1rvJI
⏰ 12.12.2025
📍Brussels - Residence Palace
👉🏻Registration: bit.ly/3K1rvJI
December 7, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Thrilled to be among the speakers at the book launch: DISSENSUS OVER LIBERAL DEMOCRACY, sharing the Turkish 🇹🇷 perspective which can serve as a laboratory for studies across the EU 🇪🇺 and the US 🇺🇸 in the fight for #RuleOfLaw
⏰ 12.12.2025
📍Brussels - Residence Palace
👉🏻Registration: bit.ly/3K1rvJI
⏰ 12.12.2025
📍Brussels - Residence Palace
👉🏻Registration: bit.ly/3K1rvJI
Thrilled to be among the speakers at the book launch: DISSENSUS OVER LIBERAL DEMOCRACY, sharing the Turkish 🇹🇷 perspective which can serve as a laboratory for studies across the EU 🇪🇺 and the US 🇺🇸 in the fight for #RuleOfLaw
⏰ 12.12.2025
📍Brussels - Residence Palace
👉🏻Registration: bit.ly/3K1rvJI
⏰ 12.12.2025
📍Brussels - Residence Palace
👉🏻Registration: bit.ly/3K1rvJI
December 7, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Thrilled to be among the speakers at the book launch: DISSENSUS OVER LIBERAL DEMOCRACY, sharing the Turkish 🇹🇷 perspective which can serve as a laboratory for studies across the EU 🇪🇺 and the US 🇺🇸 in the fight for #RuleOfLaw
⏰ 12.12.2025
📍Brussels - Residence Palace
👉🏻Registration: bit.ly/3K1rvJI
⏰ 12.12.2025
📍Brussels - Residence Palace
👉🏻Registration: bit.ly/3K1rvJI
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On behalf of BackslidingDemocracies.org , we’re proud to share the recording of our webinar:
‘The Path to Autoritarianism’
👉🏻 youtu.be/zmkom-VrDdA?...
Heartful thanks to our distinguished speakers @unsr-judges.bsky.social , @profpech.bsky.social , @petrabard.bsky.social
‘The Path to Autoritarianism’
👉🏻 youtu.be/zmkom-VrDdA?...
Heartful thanks to our distinguished speakers @unsr-judges.bsky.social , @profpech.bsky.social , @petrabard.bsky.social
Webinar - The path to Authoritarianism - Backsliding Democracies and The Role of The Institutions
YouTube video by BACKSLIDING DEMOCRACIES
youtu.be
August 5, 2025 at 1:19 PM
On behalf of BackslidingDemocracies.org , we’re proud to share the recording of our webinar:
‘The Path to Autoritarianism’
👉🏻 youtu.be/zmkom-VrDdA?...
Heartful thanks to our distinguished speakers @unsr-judges.bsky.social , @profpech.bsky.social , @petrabard.bsky.social
‘The Path to Autoritarianism’
👉🏻 youtu.be/zmkom-VrDdA?...
Heartful thanks to our distinguished speakers @unsr-judges.bsky.social , @profpech.bsky.social , @petrabard.bsky.social
On behalf of BackslidingDemocracies.org , we’re proud to share the recording of our webinar:
‘The Path to Autoritarianism’
👉🏻 youtu.be/zmkom-VrDdA?...
Heartful thanks to our distinguished speakers @unsr-judges.bsky.social , @profpech.bsky.social , @petrabard.bsky.social
‘The Path to Autoritarianism’
👉🏻 youtu.be/zmkom-VrDdA?...
Heartful thanks to our distinguished speakers @unsr-judges.bsky.social , @profpech.bsky.social , @petrabard.bsky.social
Webinar - The path to Authoritarianism - Backsliding Democracies and The Role of The Institutions
YouTube video by BACKSLIDING DEMOCRACIES
youtu.be
August 5, 2025 at 1:19 PM
On behalf of BackslidingDemocracies.org , we’re proud to share the recording of our webinar:
‘The Path to Autoritarianism’
👉🏻 youtu.be/zmkom-VrDdA?...
Heartful thanks to our distinguished speakers @unsr-judges.bsky.social , @profpech.bsky.social , @petrabard.bsky.social
‘The Path to Autoritarianism’
👉🏻 youtu.be/zmkom-VrDdA?...
Heartful thanks to our distinguished speakers @unsr-judges.bsky.social , @profpech.bsky.social , @petrabard.bsky.social
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Possibly the first ever Justice Minister of an EUMS to have won a rule of law-related case in Strasbourg prior to his appointment after being personally targeted repeatedly for speaking out in defence of the rule of law hudoc.echr.coe.int/fre?i=001-21...
July 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Possibly the first ever Justice Minister of an EUMS to have won a rule of law-related case in Strasbourg prior to his appointment after being personally targeted repeatedly for speaking out in defence of the rule of law hudoc.echr.coe.int/fre?i=001-21...
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What has changed in investigating rights violations at EU borders?
This update from the @fra.europa.eu points to continued allegations of ill treatment & abuse but limited accountability.
Find out more: europa.eu/!qdjT8h
This update from the @fra.europa.eu points to continued allegations of ill treatment & abuse but limited accountability.
Find out more: europa.eu/!qdjT8h
July 30, 2025 at 6:45 AM
What has changed in investigating rights violations at EU borders?
This update from the @fra.europa.eu points to continued allegations of ill treatment & abuse but limited accountability.
Find out more: europa.eu/!qdjT8h
This update from the @fra.europa.eu points to continued allegations of ill treatment & abuse but limited accountability.
Find out more: europa.eu/!qdjT8h
🚨Join our Webinar!
🗓️ 7 July (Monday)
⏱️ 16.00 (Brussels time)
“The Path to Authoritarianism – Backsliding Democracies and the Role of the Institutions”
With @unsr-judges.bsky.social , @petrabard.bsky.social , @profpech.bsky.social
✅Registration: backslidingdemocracies.org/registration
🗓️ 7 July (Monday)
⏱️ 16.00 (Brussels time)
“The Path to Authoritarianism – Backsliding Democracies and the Role of the Institutions”
With @unsr-judges.bsky.social , @petrabard.bsky.social , @profpech.bsky.social
✅Registration: backslidingdemocracies.org/registration
July 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🚨Join our Webinar!
🗓️ 7 July (Monday)
⏱️ 16.00 (Brussels time)
“The Path to Authoritarianism – Backsliding Democracies and the Role of the Institutions”
With @unsr-judges.bsky.social , @petrabard.bsky.social , @profpech.bsky.social
✅Registration: backslidingdemocracies.org/registration
🗓️ 7 July (Monday)
⏱️ 16.00 (Brussels time)
“The Path to Authoritarianism – Backsliding Democracies and the Role of the Institutions”
With @unsr-judges.bsky.social , @petrabard.bsky.social , @profpech.bsky.social
✅Registration: backslidingdemocracies.org/registration
On behalf of our Association (Justice for Rule of Law), I had the privilege to join #WorldJusticeForum2025 in Warsaw and had the chance to listen to the leading voices in the area of #RuleOfLaw and discuss the pressing issues on our agenda.
www.JusticeForRuleOfLaw.eu
www.JusticeForRuleOfLaw.eu
July 2, 2025 at 11:20 AM
On behalf of our Association (Justice for Rule of Law), I had the privilege to join #WorldJusticeForum2025 in Warsaw and had the chance to listen to the leading voices in the area of #RuleOfLaw and discuss the pressing issues on our agenda.
www.JusticeForRuleOfLaw.eu
www.JusticeForRuleOfLaw.eu
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"The 2025 Warsaw Principles for the #RuleofLaw ... serve as a universal and foundational framework to address the urgent need to strengthen the rule of law in the face of expanding authoritarianism and the erosion of fundamental rights"
worldjusticeproject.org/rule-of-law-....
worldjusticeproject.org/rule-of-law-....
The Warsaw Principles for the Rule of Law
The 2025 Warsaw Principles for the Rule of Law were launched on June 26, 2025, during the World Justice Forum in Warsaw, Poland. Developed by representatives from public institutions, international an...
worldjusticeproject.org
July 2, 2025 at 7:57 AM
"The 2025 Warsaw Principles for the #RuleofLaw ... serve as a universal and foundational framework to address the urgent need to strengthen the rule of law in the face of expanding authoritarianism and the erosion of fundamental rights"
worldjusticeproject.org/rule-of-law-....
worldjusticeproject.org/rule-of-law-....
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After today’s hearing about the crack down on Hungary’s rule of law, the Council failed to take any measure to stop Orbán’s autocracy.
Hungarian organisations and journalists who are courageously defending European values, are left out in the cold. What a shame.
www.greens-efa.eu/en/article/p...
Hungarian organisations and journalists who are courageously defending European values, are left out in the cold. What a shame.
www.greens-efa.eu/en/article/p...
HUNGARY/ General affairs Council
Hungary EU countries still shy away from taking away Orbán's voting rights Brussels, 27 May 2025 - At the ...
www.greens-efa.eu
May 27, 2025 at 7:53 PM
After today’s hearing about the crack down on Hungary’s rule of law, the Council failed to take any measure to stop Orbán’s autocracy.
Hungarian organisations and journalists who are courageously defending European values, are left out in the cold. What a shame.
www.greens-efa.eu/en/article/p...
Hungarian organisations and journalists who are courageously defending European values, are left out in the cold. What a shame.
www.greens-efa.eu/en/article/p...
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The Hungarian draft law on "transparency in public life" must not be adopted, say PACE monitors @eeriknkross.bsky.social and George Papandreou.
Read their full statement:
pace.coe.int/en/news/9893...
Read their full statement:
pace.coe.int/en/news/9893...
The Hungarian draft law on ‘transparency in public life’ must not be adopted, say PACE monitors
Eerik-Niiles Kross (Estonia, ALDE) and George Papandreou (Greece, SOC), co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for the monitoring of Hungary, have made the follow...
pace.coe.int
May 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The Hungarian draft law on "transparency in public life" must not be adopted, say PACE monitors @eeriknkross.bsky.social and George Papandreou.
Read their full statement:
pace.coe.int/en/news/9893...
Read their full statement:
pace.coe.int/en/news/9893...
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Lawyers are increasingly becoming targets of harassment, intimidation and attacks.
The Council of Europe’s new Convention for the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer requires states to protect them in various ways.
The Council of Europe’s new Convention for the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer requires states to protect them in various ways.
May 11, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Lawyers are increasingly becoming targets of harassment, intimidation and attacks.
The Council of Europe’s new Convention for the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer requires states to protect them in various ways.
The Council of Europe’s new Convention for the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer requires states to protect them in various ways.
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Greece should prevent #pushbacks and ensure accountability for #humanrights violations at the borders. Read my Memorandum to the authorities👇
www.coe.int/en/web/commi...
www.coe.int/en/web/commi...
Greece should prevent pushbacks and ensure accountability for human rights violations at the borders - Commissioner for Human Rights - www.coe.int
Strasbourg 06/05/2025
www.coe.int
May 6, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Greece should prevent #pushbacks and ensure accountability for #humanrights violations at the borders. Read my Memorandum to the authorities👇
www.coe.int/en/web/commi...
www.coe.int/en/web/commi...
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On #WorldPressFreedomDay, I recall that action is needed to ensure powerful economic actors cannot misuse justice systems by bringing #SLAPP suits against journalists. Recommendations in my report here: www.ohchr.org/en/documents...
A/79/362: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Margaret Satterthwaite Justice is not for sale: the improper influence of economic actors on the judiciary
In a climate of increasing economic inequality, corporations and wealthy individuals in many places use their financial clout to infringe on the independence of the judiciary by attempting to interven...
www.ohchr.org
May 3, 2025 at 8:31 PM
On #WorldPressFreedomDay, I recall that action is needed to ensure powerful economic actors cannot misuse justice systems by bringing #SLAPP suits against journalists. Recommendations in my report here: www.ohchr.org/en/documents...
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With 1 year to go to expected elections, the question is how far Orban will go to emulate Erdogan's treatment of the opposition
Meanwhile, in Hungary's mafia state, Orban via bodies he controls has given himself the power to revoke MEPs’ mandates under false pretences. Key goal is to target MEP and opposition leader Péter Magyar who is leading in the polls cc @tinekestrik.bsky.social
www.europeanlawblog.eu/pub/kzoio9uw...
www.europeanlawblog.eu/pub/kzoio9uw...
Removal of Hungarian MEPs Threatens EU Democracy
A new proposal would let Hungary revoke MEPs’ mandates for false asset declarations. As the EP ensures the EU’s democratic legitimacy, its members’ removal should face EU oversight. The CJEU—not natio...
www.europeanlawblog.eu
April 30, 2025 at 7:27 AM
With 1 year to go to expected elections, the question is how far Orban will go to emulate Erdogan's treatment of the opposition
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A must read!
EU's illiberal turn continues with bashing citizens, who have only a "legal" connection to a state. No law is necassary to attack & defraud them.You could be next: eulawlive.com/op-ed-never-... @politico.eu @mpc-eui.bsky.social @ceudeminst.bsky.social @profjacob.bsky.social @stevepeers.bsky.social
April 30, 2025 at 9:44 AM
A must read!
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Erdoğan wants people to believe military power will pave the way to Türkiye’s EU accession
newunionpost.eu/2025/04/11/e...
newunionpost.eu/2025/04/11/e...
Erdoğan wants to link military power to EU accession
"Erdoğan is misleading public opinion for domestic political purposes," said MEP Sánchez Amor, the European Parliament's rapporteur on Türkiye
newunionpost.eu
April 24, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Erdoğan wants people to believe military power will pave the way to Türkiye’s EU accession
newunionpost.eu/2025/04/11/e...
newunionpost.eu/2025/04/11/e...
Livestream link to the Conference on “The Role of Civil Society in Protection of the Rule of Law:
x.com/MS_GOV_PL/st...
Organised by the Polish Ministry of Justice
x.com/MS_GOV_PL/st...
Organised by the Polish Ministry of Justice
x.com
April 22, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Livestream link to the Conference on “The Role of Civil Society in Protection of the Rule of Law:
x.com/MS_GOV_PL/st...
Organised by the Polish Ministry of Justice
x.com/MS_GOV_PL/st...
Organised by the Polish Ministry of Justice
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Today, on Easter Monday, a sacred day of reflection in the Christian tradition, the world has lost a peacemaker.
We mourn the passing of Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church and of the Holy See 🇻🇦, one of our Observer States, and a fervent defender of European values.
We mourn the passing of Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church and of the Holy See 🇻🇦, one of our Observer States, and a fervent defender of European values.
April 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Today, on Easter Monday, a sacred day of reflection in the Christian tradition, the world has lost a peacemaker.
We mourn the passing of Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church and of the Holy See 🇻🇦, one of our Observer States, and a fervent defender of European values.
We mourn the passing of Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church and of the Holy See 🇻🇦, one of our Observer States, and a fervent defender of European values.
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"EU member states are considering more seriously than ever how to use their ultimate sanction against Hungary: the removal of voting rights under the EU treaty’s article 7."
If anything, what past decade has shown is rather the total lack of serious of most @consilium.europa.eu members on this front
If anything, what past decade has shown is rather the total lack of serious of most @consilium.europa.eu members on this front
Orbán’s stance on Ukraine pushes Hungary to brink in EU relations
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Orbán’s stance on Ukraine pushes Hungary to brink in EU relations
Member states are considering removing the country’s voting rights after its attempts to stymie support for Kyiv
www.theguardian.com
April 20, 2025 at 7:47 AM
"EU member states are considering more seriously than ever how to use their ultimate sanction against Hungary: the removal of voting rights under the EU treaty’s article 7."
If anything, what past decade has shown is rather the total lack of serious of most @consilium.europa.eu members on this front
If anything, what past decade has shown is rather the total lack of serious of most @consilium.europa.eu members on this front