Eren Keskin is a prominent human rights lawyer and vice-president of the Turkish Human Rights Association. For decades, she has had to work in a climate of fear and intimidation. As far back as 1995, she was imprisoned for her human rights activities and declared a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International.
On May 2, 2024, Eren won a victory in her long fight for justice when a court in Istanbul acquitted her of charges of “insulting the Turkish nation”. She had been prosecuted for comments she made about the Armenian genocide of 1915.
Through the decades, Amnesty supporters have stood with Eren, responding to Urgent Action appeals when her life and safety were threatened. In 2016, Eren was one of the cases featured in that year’s Write for Rights letter-writing marathon.