Yemen is the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. As the conflict enters its fourth year, more than 22 million people – three-quarters of the population – need humanitarian aid and protection.
Yemen is the world’s worst humanitarian crisis
Freedom of the press in Turkey: Far Worse Than You Think
Almost 300 journalists in Turkey, a member state of the Council of Europe and a candidate country to the European Union, are languishing behind bars or facing outstanding arrest warrants, a report released by the Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) has revealed.
“The crackdown on press freedom in Turkey is far worse than you may think,” said Abdullah Bozkurt, the President of the SCF.
https://stockholmcf.org/freedom-of-the-press-in-turkey-far-worse-than-you-think-2/
Suspicious Deaths And Suicides In Turkey:
Suspicious deaths and suicides on the rise in Turkey with 54 people in last 8 months
Against the background of massive crackdown on critics and opponents in Turkey and widespread torture practices in detentions and prisons, 54 people were reported to have lost their lives, most under suspicious circumstances and under lock-up in the last eight months, a report released by Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) has revealed.
https://stockholmcf.org/suspicious-deaths-and-suicides-in-turkey
Kurdish political movement under crackdown in Turkey: The case of the HDP
This report highlights crackdown on Kurdish political movement in Turkey
The Kurdish political movement has come under intense pressure from the current government of autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is bent on marginalizing the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) with the help of a military crackdown and abuse of the criminal justice system.
https://stockholmcf.org/kurdish-political-movement-under-crackdown-in-turkey-the-case-of-the-hdp/
Turkey: No end in sight: Purged public sector workers denied a future in Turkey
This report focuses on the dismissal of public servants, among them police officers, teachers, soldiers, doctors, judges, prosecutors and academics, by executive decree issued under the powers of the state of emergency in Turkey, which continues 10 months after it was first introduced.
Turkey: UN report details extensive human rights violations during protracted state of emergency
The present report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) provides an overview of key human rights concerns in Turkey in the period between January and December 2017, with a focus on the consequences of the state of emergency on the enjoyment of human rights.
https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=22853Continue reading
Post-Coup Turkey: State Of Emergency, Torture and Impunity
On July 15, 2016, elements of the military attempted to carry out a coup d’état against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government. In the aftermath, the government declared a state of emergency, jailed thousands of soldiers and embarked on a wholesale purge of public officials, police, teachers, judges, and prosecutors.
HRW World Report 2017: Turkey
The new presidential system, which consolidates the incumbent’s hold on power, is a setback for human rights and the rule of law.
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Amnesty Country Profiles
An ongoing state of emergency set a backdrop for violations of human rights. Dissent was ruthlessly suppressed, with journalists, political activists and human rights defenders among those targeted.
UN The Universal Human Rights Index
The Universal Human Rights Index provides easy access to country-specific human rights information emanating from international human rights mechanisms in the United Nations system: the Treaty Bodies, the Special Procedures and the Universal Periodic Review (UPR).
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