When the first influx of Syrians looking for refuge in the neighboring countries of Syria took place in 2011/12, the international community could not anticipate that the Syrian Civil...
Yazar: Rights Agenda Editor
Articles
Refugee, Asylum And Migration
Call to the Turkish government to resume its open-door policy towards Syrians and to open its border for İraqi refugees
The lack of a near-term solution to the Syrian civil war as well as the establishment of a caliphate by the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS – formerly known as...
01.09.2014 A few days ago we read in the Taraf daily that the Justice and Development Party (AKP) has been paying some young people TL 800 to 4,000 monthly...
17 July 2014 Since June 2010, July 17th has been chosen as the anniversary of the International Justice Day, as stated in art. 12 of Kampala Declaration. The daterepresents the...
Let me write down some of the recent developments in Turkey: * A parliamentary commission which was established to investigate corruption allegations leveled at ex-ministers cannot hold sessions because...
In December 2011, the court sentenced Cengiz Yıldız, a police officer who was on duty at the time of the incident, to four years and two months in prison...
20 June 2014 Allegations about the death of asylum seeker Litfiullah Tacik should immediately be investigated.17 years old Afghanistan citizen Litfiullah Tacik lost his life at Van State Hospital...
I was watching Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on TV after a tragic event that took place in Adana. A 4-year-old girl, Gizem, was kidnapped and then found violently...
07 May 2014 Eight Afghani refugees have stitched their mouth to protest UNHCR discriminatory policies against them. Hundreds of Afghan women, men and children gathered in front of the...
Roberto Frifrini “Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political...