“As we discussed this morning in detail, I am, as President of this country, concerned about German citizens who are imprisoned in Turkey for political reasons, and I am also
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
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
The new presidential system, which consolidates the incumbent’s hold on power, is a setback for human rights and the rule of law. https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2018/country-chapters/turkey
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. https://www.amnesty.org/en/countries
World Report 2018 is Human Rights Watch’s 28th annual review of human rights practices around the globe. It summarizes key human rights issues in more than 90 countries and territories
Turkey recently called snap elections to be held June 24, even as it extended the state of emergency for a seventh time since a failed coup attempt in 2016. And
