China takes millions of Uyghur Turks into concentration camps, where many torture methods including electric shocks are being used. The heartbreaking experience of this woman
Human rights are the basic rights and freedoms that belong to every person in the world, from birth to death. They apply regardless of where
Muharrem Gençtürk was an Associate Professor of Commercial Law at Akdeniz University in Antalya. As public employees, both Mr. Gençtürk and his wife were dismissed
On the evening of 15 July 2016, elements within Turkey’s armed forces attempted a violent coup. The coup attempt was quickly thwarted as thousands of
Tens of thousands of people in Turkey were accused of being terrorists. Thousands of people were imprisoned. What is Bylock? Is that a tool used
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
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
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
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
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
