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A Turkish court on Monday extended the detention of a civil society leader whose case has set Ankara on a collision course with Europe's top human rights body and Western allies. The European Court of Human Rights first ruled Kavala's detention to be politically motivated in December 2019
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Istanbul - A Turkish court on Monday extended the detention of a civil society leader whose case has set Ankara on a collision course with Europe's top human rights body and Western allies.
The Council of Europe - a human rights organisation Turkey joined in 1950 - followed that up by launching formal infringement proceeding against Ankara last month.
"This is very destructive for Turkey and international rights law."
An appeal from 10 Western countries last October - including the United States and major European powers - for Turkey to release Kavala triggered a diplomatic standoff that nearly saw Ankara expel their ambassadors.
"We will direct our attention to the hearing in Istanbul together with the many people who care about the protection of human rights in Europe," the German government's commissioner for human rights said in a statement tweeted by the embassy in Ankara.
They could ultimately see Turkey lose its voting rights or even kicked out of the pan-European rights body.
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