THE JUDICIARY IN TURKEY:INEFFICIENT AND UNDER POLITICAL CONTROL In recent years, Turkey has experienced a massive deterioration in the independence and impartiality of both the judiciary and the adherence to
The Arrested Lawyers Initiative and the Human Rights Defenders published a joint report documenting the deprivations which Turkey’s purge victims suffer. According the report, those who purged under the Emergency Regimeshall
Leider ist uns schmerzhaft bewusst, dass selbst nach 71 Jahren nach der Verabschiedung der Allgemeinen Erklärung der Menschenrechte im Jahr 1948, Menschenrechte alles andere als selbstverständlich sind. In der Türkei,
On the occasion of the UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review of Turkey – 2020 (35th Session) we, Human Rights Defenders and Victim Educators submitted a joint report on
Regarding the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review – Turkey (35th Session – 2020), Human Rights Defenders e.V., Victim Laborers Platform and the Victim Educator Platform submitted a report
Press Release – August 22, 2019 We express our grave concern about the decision of the Turkish Government to suspend the elected mayors of three cities in the south-east of
Ozcan Keles accused of spreading propaganda, in latest targeting of Erdoğan critics A British barrister who has given evidence to parliament is facing possible extradition to Turkey on terrorism charges
31 years ago today, we witnessed a heinous crime against Kurds in Halabja, where more than 4000 humans, most of them children, women and elderly people lost their lives. This
