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2016 Press Releases Press Releases

Urgent Call from Turkey’s Human Rights Organizations to the International Community

8 Ocak 201612 Şubat 2019

08 January 2016 With the interruption of the peace talks, the government of Turkey started, in mid-August, to implement a security policy that unlawfully restricts fundamental rights and freedoms...

2015 Press Releases Press Releases

#IstanbulPride2015

30 Haziran 201512 Şubat 2019

30 June 2015 ARTICLE 34 of the Turkish Constitution « Everyone has the right to hold unarmed and peaceful meetings and demonstration marches without prior permission. The right to hold meetings...

2014 Press Releases Press Releases

International Justice Day

17 Ağustos 201412 Şubat 2019

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...

2014 Press Releases Press Releases

Yet Another Death Under Detention

20 Haziran 201412 Şubat 2019

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...

2014 Press Releases Press Releases

Hundreds of Afghani refugees protesting the UNHCR in Turkey

7 Mayıs 201412 Şubat 2019

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...

2013 Press Releases Press Releases

HRAA press release on 9 Lawyers’ arrest

22 Ocak 201312 Şubat 2019

22 January 2013 The police operation took place against the mainly advocates and some musicians were named as “DHKP-C operation against the lawyers”. However, when we look at the...

2012 Press Releases

Letter to the Auuthorities from the Refugee Rights Coordination Human Rights Violations Against Syrians in Hatay Shoulds be Investigated

28 Şubat 201212 Şubat 2019

28 February 2012 LETTER TO THE AUTHORITIES FROM THE REFUGEE RIGHTS COORDINATION HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AGAINST SYRIANS IN HATAY SHOULS BE INVESTIGATED Refugee Rights Coordination which consists of 5...

2011 Press Releases Press Releases

Turkey: Journalists’ Arrests Chills Free Speech

6 Mart 201112 Şubat 2019

06 March 2011 (Istanbul) – The arrest of nine journalists and writers on March 3, 2011, in the absence of clear reasonable cause, will have a chilling effect on...

2010 Press Releases Press Releases

Turkey: ARTICLE 19 Calls on Government to Lead by Example during Committee of Ministers Chairmanship

23 Kasım 201012 Şubat 2019

23 November 2010 Through their ratification of the European Convention on Human Rights, Council of Europe Member States are obligated to respect and protect the right to freedom of...

2010 Press Releases Press Releases

Human rights group pushes for hate crimes legislation

13 Ekim 201012 Şubat 2019

13 October 2010 Hakan Ataman, general project director of the Human Rights Agenda Association (HRAA) With hate crimes increasingly a problem in Turkey, civil society groups are working to highlight...

Urgent Call from Turkey’s Human Rights Organizations to the International Community

#IstanbulPride2015

International Justice Day

Yet Another Death Under Detention

Hundreds of Afghani refugees protesting the UNHCR in Turkey

HRAA press release on 9 Lawyers’ arrest

Letter to the Auuthorities from the Refugee Rights Coordination Human Rights Violations Against Syrians in Hatay Shoulds be Investigated

Turkey: Journalists’ Arrests Chills Free Speech

Turkey: ARTICLE 19 Calls on Government to Lead by Example during Committee of Ministers Chairmanship

Human rights group pushes for hate crimes legislation

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