News List
IHD: Parlaks Detention is Illegal [13 December 2004]
The Human Rights Association said that the detention of Parlak, a writer for the Ulkede Ozgur Gundem newspaper, is illegal. It said the media coverage of ...»
Two Books Accused of Obscenity [10 December 2004]
After his acquittal, Cartoonist Ustündağ is being sued again for obscenity of his book Sunday Lovers which has been sent to an expert for further investigation. ...»
EU Raising the Ledge; Watch Out for Catches [10 December 2004]
EU enlargement expert Aktar said the second EU draft had one improvement in favor of Turkey and two dangerous items. The EUs final statement will be ...»
Onen: Human Rights Values are being Corroded [10 December 2004]
The fight against terrorism has created certain wars, Human Rights Foundations chair Onen. Certain countries have been occupied. Human rights violations have increased. All these point ...»
Guler: Can a Father Take his Son to a Clash? [10 December 2004]
How can a father take his 12-year-old son to a clash? asked Guler, a CHP lawmaker and a member of the Human Rights Commission of TBMM. ...»
Writer Albayrak Acquitted [06 December 2004]
Hakan Albayrak, the former writer for the Milli Gazete, who was convicted and arrested for insulting Ataturk in one of his articles, was released from the ...»
BİA² Local Media Training Program in Trabzon [06 December 2004]
38 newspaper, radio and TV reporters from six provinces in the Black Sea region, discussed responsible journalism and rights reporting during the program with presentations by ...»
Fury Reigns after Murder of Father and Son [03 December 2004]
The furious people of the Kiziltepe, Mardin urge for the murder, in a police operation, of the 12-year-old Ugur, and his father Ahmet Kaymaz uncovered. They ...»
A Myth Under Question: Military-Nation [30 November 2004]
A young academic, Ayse Gül Altinay, probes into the intricate mechanisims of Turkish state-building processes, through her invaluable work The Myth of The Military-Nation. Crtics praise ...»
Remove the National Security Document! [30 November 2004]
Lawyer Cetin said that the National Security Board should just be an advisory body, added that the Sept. 12 period legitimized bodies like the MGK and ...»
BIA² Holds Rights Journalism Seminar in Bolu [29 November 2004]
23 reporters and womens rights activists from Bolu and six provinces attended the BIA ²training seminar. They discussed responsible reporting and reporting on rights. Dr. Koker, ...»
Prosperous Yet Unhealty [25 November 2004]
Inhabitants of Turkeys most prosperous province Kocaeli, benefit from lesser health facilities than Turks living in the German city Dusseldorf, shows a research by Dr. Kaya ...»
Erdogan Questioned on Mass Grave [25 November 2004]
INdependent Deputy Sirin handed a question motion to Prime Minister Erdogan about a mass grave found in Diyarbakir and claimed to be of villagers who got ...»
Mother Tongue Problem in Childrens Rights [25 November 2004]
Prof. Polat said Turkey still didnt pass harmonization laws about the Childrens Rights Convention, 15 years after adopting it. According to Polat, institutions responsible for serving ...»
Two Children and a Man Killed [25 November 2004]
It was the most recent of frequent explosions in Hakkari, an area heavily polluted by anti-personnel landmines and other unexploded ordinances during the conflict between PKK ...»
Anti-Landmine Campaign in Kurdish Region [25 November 2004]
Its estimated that at least 50 people, mostly women and children, have died or been wounded this year alone as a result of landmines and abandoned ...»
Torture Defendants are Mostly Acquitted [25 November 2004]
The June, July and September reports of the Turkish Human Rights Foundation show that defendants facing charges of torture are mostly acquitted. ...»
A 30-day DEHAP punishment to Hakkari FM [18 November 2004]
RTUK gives a 30-day closure to Hakkari FM because of Democratic People Partys chair Suvagcis words. In the program he condemned the closing of the party, ...»
AI: Judicial Remedies Against Tortures [18 November 2004]
Cases against nine police officers from the Istanbul Anti-Terror Branch who were charged with torturing Yeter and 14 others in another incident in 1997 were dropped ...»
Five Women, 75 Men Engineers [18 November 2004]
Women lawyers said MTA discriminated against women by employing 75 men and only five women. They called on women to spend effort to defend their rights ...»
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