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PRESS RELEASE International Justice Day – 17 July Let Us Be the Global Voice for Justice!

17 Temmuz 202529 Temmuz 2025

PRESS RELEASE International Justice Day – 17 July Let Us Be the Global Voice for Justice! 17 July marks a historic turning point for humanity. On this date, the...

2025 Press Releases International Human Rights Mechanisms Press Releases

Oppose Sanctions Against the International Criminal Court, Safeguard Victims’ Access to Justice

28 Ocak 202528 Ocak 2025

The Coalition for the International Criminal Court and more than 140 of its member non-governmental organisations and coalitions from around the globe strongly oppose efforts by the United States...

2024 Press Releases Press Releases

Joint Statement: How EU funds in Türkiye fuel human Rights Violations & forced deportations

9 Kasım 20249 Kasım 2024

Statement: How EU funds in Türkiye fuel human Rights Violations & forced deportations 6 November 2024 The undersigned Civil society organisations express concern over the misuse of EU funds...

Articles Democracy And Human Rights International Human Rights Mechanisms Women's Human Rights

New Article From HRAA Intern Sasha Antonioli COMPARING FEMICIDES : TURKEY AND THE EUROPEAN UNION

12 Haziran 202212 Haziran 2022

COMPARING FEMICIDES : TURKEY AND THE EUROPEAN UNION by Sasha Antonioli This paper seeks to compare femicides between the European Union and Turkey along four main lines. Because...

2020 Press Releases Human Rights Defenders Press Releases

TAHİR ELÇİ CASE SHOULD NOT END UP WITH IMPUNITY

20 Ekim 202024 Ekim 2020

20 October 2020 Tahir Elçi was murdered 5 years ago. He was a human rights defender who bravely fought for human rights and peace, for which he was known...

2020 Press Releases Press Releases Sexual Orientation

Targeting and Investigating Organizations That Criticize Hate Speech Against LGBTI+ Must Come to an End

30 Nisan 2020

April 30, 2020 In days when Turkey and the world is struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic, we are experiencing extraordinary times with thousands of people are losing their...

2020 Press Releases Press Releases Refugee, Asylum And Migration

WAR IS NOT A SOLUTION

4 Mart 2020

Human Rights Joint Platform JOINT STATEMENT 4 March 2020 WAR IS NOT A SOLUTION We all were concerned that the potential of the civil war in Syria, on-going since...

Articles Minority Rights

“Religious Minorities of Turkey” report from Orhan Kemal Cengiz, former president of HRAA

3 Şubat 2020

Why can’t Christians open a legally recognized place of worship? Why are Alevi cemevis not recognized by the State? Why are historical churches and monasteries owned by the State...

Articles Democracy And Human Rights Minority Rights

Turkish government fears compensation claims for Armenian genocide

9 Kasım 2019

Orhan Kemal Cengiz Every time a new country is about to recognize the 1915 Armenian genocide, Turkey reacts harshly. Yet its harsh reaction and diplomatic rows have not prevented more than 30 countries...

Articles Democracy And Human Rights Freedom Of Thought And Expression Rights To Fair Trial

Views of the Human Rights Agenda Association Regarding the First Package under the Judicial Reform Strategy

21 Ekim 201921 Ekim 2019

Renovation, Not Reform! Download: hraa jrp1 The views of the Human Rights Agenda Association on the articles included in the first package of amendments to the judiciary reform strategy shared...