“Like many women when they’re harassed, I didn’t know what to do,” she repeated over and over again. After Kocher and her boyfriend switched places, her harasser immediately left. Though...
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Lawyers to take Dersim massacres to ICC despite hurdles
Turkey’s prime minister achieved a milestone when he recently apologized on behalf of the state for the Dersim massacre of the 1930s. “On behalf of the victims, our petition...
When the French were discussing passage of a law in 2006 to criminalize denial of the Armenian genocide, Hrant Dink was being tried under Article 301 of the Turkish...
Why is it so hard to face up to the past? There are many reasons, no doubt. But I believe that one of the most important reasons is the...
The General Staff recently issued a press release about the ongoing Sledgehammer (Balyoz) coup plan trial, underlining that they failed to understand why the defendants are still being kept...
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‘Turkey’s inclusion in international justice system critical to its EU venture’
“If Turkey is to be a member of the EU, it has to sign the Rome Statute. The EU reports on Turkey have mentioned that issue several times, and...
The first time I saw these photos, I said to myself, no legal system could allow an aggressor to be so close to his victim. When her ex-husband whispered...
This presentation was made by Prof. Dr. Yasemin İnceoğlu in the second conference for combating hate crimes entitled “The Concept of Hate Crimes, Hate Speech and Combating Hate Crimes”...
This presentation was made by Dr. Karsten Krupna in the second conference for combating hate crimes in Turkey entitled “The Concept of Hate Crimes, Hate Speech and Combating Hate...
The applicants are six Turkish nationals: Fırat Dink, who was known under the pen name of Hrant Dink, his wife (Rahil Dink), his brother (Hasrof Dink) and Fırat and...