Responding to the news that Egyptian authorities have executed nine men convicted after a grossly unfair trial. Responding to the news that Egyptian authorities have today executed nine men convicted
The regime of Turkish president Erdoğan is kidnapping dozens of members of the Gülen movement from around the world. Victims are now raising a serious accusation: secret torture sites are
With a press release in front of European Court of Human Rights, HRD members and volunteers drew attention to the human rights violations in Turkey. Human Rights Defenders invited the
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 has proved that Chine commit
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 you are from, what you
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 people took to the streets
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
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
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
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
