HRW World Report 2017
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
September 13, 2018
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Category: Torture
European Convention on Human Rights
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) protects the human rights of people in countries that belong to the Council of Europe. The Council of
August 28, 2018
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Universal Declaration) is an international document that states basic rights and fundamental freedoms to which all human beings are
August 28, 2018
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Why Turkey’s human rights violations won’t end up in court
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
August 28, 2018
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European Human Rights Court condemns Turkey over jailed journalists
Turkey acted illegally by detaining two prominent journalists who were arrested in the wake of the military coup attempt in July 2016, the European Court
August 28, 2018
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Israel and occupied Palestinian territories
June marked 50 years since Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian Territories and the start of the 11th year of its illegal blockade of the Gaza
August 28, 2018
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Turkey Events of 2016
Turkey 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
July 24, 2018
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