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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...

2019 Press Releases Press Releases

Respect For Corpses and Mourning!

9 Eylül 2019

It has been reflected in the press that the cemetery, which is located in an area close to Yukarıölen Village in Bitlis Province and known as “Garzan Cemetery” and...

Articles International Human Rights Mechanisms

Universal Periodic Review Third Cycle: Human Rights Agenda Association Submission

22 Temmuz 201922 Temmuz 2019

UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW THIRD CYCLE – TURKEY Human Rights Agenda Association Submission, İzmir, Turkey International Conventions Republic of Turkey is a state party to many of the human rights...

2019 Press Releases

Gezi Indictment: Civil Society on Target

19 Haziran 2019

Location: Point Hotel Taksim Date: 19 June 2019, Wednesday Hour: 4:00-8:00 PM As civil society organisations, to what extent are we able to exercise our rights to freedom of...

2017 Press Releases Press Releases

Release Osman Kavala on the 60th day of his detention!

30 Aralık 201712 Şubat 2019

12/30/2017 Osman Kavala was taken into custody on October 18, 2017 and detained November 1, with accusations as “an attempt to abolish the constitutional order of the Republic of...