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ACTION REQUIRED · 9 YEARS ONGOING

What you do next matters more than what they did then.

There are many ways to act. The right one depends on how much time you have, what skills you bring, and what you can carry. Use the compass to find yours.

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YOUR PATH

CHOOSE A PATH

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YOUR PERSONALIZED PATH

Three actions, chosen for you.

ACTION 01 · THE PETITION

Add your name to the permanent record.

This petition will be submitted to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, which monitors implementation of European Court rulings. Every signature is a name they cannot ignore.

The Yasak Grand Chamber ruling is binding on Turkey. Implementation has not begun. Each name added here is presented at the next monitoring session — alongside the evidence, alongside the families, alongside the cadets who cannot sign for themselves.

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ADD YOUR SIGNATURE

Sign the petition

It takes 30 seconds. Your name joins thousands already calling for justice.

ACTION 02 · WRITE TO POWER

A letter, generated in seconds.

Choose who you want to write to, choose your tone, add your name. We'll generate a complete letter — ready to send.

OPEN LETTER · YOUNG JUSTICE INITIATIVE REF: YJI / 2026
May 30, 2026
To: The Honorable Senator,
Committee on Foreign Relations
Re: The continued imprisonment of Turkish military cadets following July 15, 2016.

Respectfully,

Your signature will appear here
ACTION 03 · AMPLIFY

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Designed for your feed. Built around verified facts. Paste, post, and let the world know.

CARD 01
250+

cadets still imprisoned, nine years after a single night they did not understand.

#JusticeForCadets #YJI

The Number

For audiences who respond to data. Direct, factual, share-ready.

CARD 02

"A military cadet, by the very nature of his training, cannot refuse a direct order from a superior."

— PROF. R.M. · COLUMBIA LAW · #JusticeForCadets

The Quote

Expert testimony in shareable form. For audiences who trust authority and reason.

CARD 03

They were 18, 19, 20 years old. They thought they were going to a drill. They went to prison.

Read their stories → #JusticeForCadets

The Story

Emotional and human. For audiences who respond to narrative over data.

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ACTION 04 · WHAT YOU BRING

The skills this work needs.

If you have time, talent, or specialized expertise — there is a place for you in this coalition.

Legal expertise

If you are a lawyer, paralegal, or law student, your skills are needed for case research, legal translation, and amicus brief preparation. We work in English, Turkish, French, and German.

OFFER YOUR SKILLS

Writing & translation

If you write, edit, or translate, we need help producing press materials, social copy, opinion pieces, and content for our website across multiple languages.

OFFER YOUR SKILLS

Journalism & media

If you are a journalist, podcast producer, or documentary maker, we can connect you with verified sources, family contacts, and primary documents for your reporting.

CONTACT OUR PRESS TEAM

International advocacy

If you work in policy, diplomacy, or human rights advocacy, we can brief you on active case files and help you raise the issue in your professional networks.

BRIEFING REQUEST

Affected family support

If you are a family member of an imprisoned cadet, we offer legal aid coordination, psychological support referrals, and a confidential community of others walking the same road.

FAMILY SUPPORT

Other expertise

Are you a designer, developer, social media strategist, fundraiser, or community organizer? Tell us what you bring. Coalitions are built by what each member chooses to carry.

OFFER YOUR SKILLS
ONE LAST THING

You are now part of this story. Pass the torch to one person today.

If every visitor to this page told one other person what they learned, this would be a different conversation in a week. Silence has been the cadets' enemy for nine years. You are not silence. You are everything that comes after it.

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