Myanmar-based Turkish education professional, M. Furkan Sökmen was detained in Yangon International Airport on 24 May and last known to be in the transit area of a Bangkok airport. Amnesty International fears he is at risk of extradition to Turkey where he could face torture or ill-treatment.
Myanmar-based Turkish education professional, M. Furkan Sökmen was detained in Yangon International Airport on 24 May and last known to be in the transit area of a Bangkok airport. Amnesty International fears he is at risk of extradition to Turkey where he could face torture or ill-treatment. 1) TAKE ACTION Write a letter, send an email, call, fax or tweet:- Urging the Thai authorities to comply with their obligations under international human rights law not to deport, extradite or otherwise return M. Furkan Sökmen to a country where he would be at risk of torture, other ill-treatment or serious human rights violations;
- Expressing concern about the arbitrary manner in which M. Furkan Sökmen has reportedly been detained;
- Urging authorities to grant M. Furkan Sökmen immediate access to a lawyer and reminding them that in all proceedings the most rigorous internationally recognized standards for fair trial must be respected.
Contact these two officials by 7 July, 2017:
Minister of Foreign Affairs Don Pramudwinai Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sri Ayudhya Road Bangkok 10400, Thailand Fax: +66 2643 5320 / +66 2643 5314 Email: [email protected] Salutation: Dear Minister
Ambassador Pisan Manawapat, Royal Embassy of Thailand 1024 Wisconsin Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20007 Phone: 202 944 3600 I Fax: 1 202 944 3611 Contact form: http://thaiembdc.org/contact/ Twitter: @ThaiEmbDC Salutation: Dear Ambassador
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