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Amnesty International

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Amnesty: Launch Investigation into Torture Against High School Students in Kadıköy
Amnesty: Launch Investigation into Torture Against High School Students in Kadıköy
Amnesty International’s senior Turkey researcher Gardner has said that an investigation needs to be launched into torture against high school students and those who are responsible should be brought before judge.
11 June 2018
“Maritime Transit Increasing as Tensions Rise”
GÖRENDAĞ FROM AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL SPEAKS
“Maritime Transit Increasing as Tensions Rise”
News of capsized boats and drowning refugees has started to come from the Meriç (Maritsa or Evros) River as well, after many such reports from the Aegean Sea. Görendağ from Amnesty International believes maritime transit increases in the spring, and that tensions in the political climate will only fuel its rise.
15 February 2018 Ayça Söylemez
Support Message from Snowden for Arrested Activists
Support Message from Snowden for Arrested Activists
Former NSA employee, political refugee Edward Snowden has shared a message of support on the Twitter page of Amnesty International for the rights advocates arrested over a training workshop Büyükada.
24 October 2017
Support From Hollywood For Rights Advocates Behind Bars For 101 Days
Support From Hollywood For Rights Advocates Behind Bars For 101 Days
Ben Stiller, Mark Ruffalo, Whoopi Goldberg, Zoë Kravitz and Zach Galifianakis along with 18 other artists have supported Amnesty International’s campaign to release the rights advocates detained during a training workshop on July 5 in Büyükada, who were later arrested and have been behind bars since then.
13 October 2017
Campaign By Amnesty International to Release Rights Advocates Behind Bars For 100 Days
Campaign By Amnesty International to Release Rights Advocates Behind Bars For 100 Days
Amnesty International has launched a campaign to release the rights advocates detained during a training workshop on July 5 in Büyükada, who were later arrested and have been been behind bars for 100 days.
12 October 2017
Amnesty International Responds to Turkish FM Çavuşoğlu
Amnesty International Responds to Turkish FM Çavuşoğlu
Amnesty International’s Europe Director Dalhuisen has said that “Çavuşoğlu’s assertion that we will be ‘able to conduct activities freely’ is a bold claim in light of the fact that both the Director and the Chair of Amnesty International Turkey are languishing”
26 July 2017
Amnesty Urges Turkey to Release Rights Defenders
Amnesty Urges Turkey to Release Rights Defenders
Amnesty International has described human rights advocates being detained and charges pressed against them as “ridiculous and baseless”, and called for immediate and unconditional release of them.
13 July 2017
Amnesty International Makes Statement on Detention of Human Rights Defenders
Amnesty International Makes Statement on Detention of Human Rights Defenders
Holding a statement regarding human rights defenders including Amnesty International Turkey Director İdil Eser being taken into custody in a raid while holding a workshop yesterday in Büyükada, Amnesty international has demanded release of the detainees.
6 July 2017
Statement by 14 Human Rights Organizations: Free Amnesty Turkey Chair Kılıç
Statement by 14 Human Rights Organizations: Free Amnesty Turkey Chair Kılıç
Human rights organizations have demanded release of the detained Amnesty Turkey Chair Kılıç. The US State Department as well has released a statement, expressing that they monitor the situation.
9 June 2017
Rights Organizations: Free Taner Kılıç
Rights Organizations: Free Taner Kılıç
Human rights organizations have demanded that Chair of Amnesty International Turkey, refugee rights defender and attorney Kılıç be released.
7 June 2017
Stoppage of Work by Amnesty International Face to Face Group Against Subcontracting
Stoppage of Work by Amnesty International Face to Face Group Against Subcontracting
Calling to end subcontracting, Amnesty International Face to Face group has announced that they were going on a strike.
1 June 2017
The Amnesty: EU’s Sending Refugees Back to Turkey Illegal
The Amnesty: EU’s Sending Refugees Back to Turkey Illegal
The Amnesty International in its report titled “ No safe refuge: Asylum-seekers and refugees denied effective protection in Turkey” has asked the EU to stop sending the refugees back to Turkey.
3 June 2016
#GayTurtle’s Adventures from Amnesty International
#GayTurtle’s Adventures from Amnesty International
Amnesty International has underlined the absurd extent homophobia and transphobia has reached in Turkey through the video #GayTurtle.
19 April 2016
Amnesty: ‘Lives at Risk in South-Eastern Turkey, Netherlands Do not Look Away”
Amnesty: ‘Lives at Risk in South-Eastern Turkey, Netherlands Do not Look Away”
Before his meeting with Davutoğlu, Amnesty International activists have urged Netherlands’ Prime Minister Rutte not to overlook the human rights violations in Southeastern Turkey.
10 February 2016
Ran Away From Syria, 14 y.o. Shot in Turkey
Ran Away From Syria, 14 y.o. Shot in Turkey
A.Ö., a 14 year-old Syrian boy, has been shot by Turkish soldiers as he crossed the border along with his family to find refuge. His father told bianet that A.Ö. was shot in the head and lost vision in both his eyes.
20 November 2014 Ayça Söylemez
Syrian Refugees At Risk of Being Returned
Syrian Refugees At Risk of Being Returned
Amnesty International informed that around 100 refugees from Syria are at risk of being returned to the war-torn city of Kobane, urging Turkish authorities to release the refugees from their unlawful detention immediately.
20 October 2014
“Deportation Order Givers Must Be Prosecuted”
“Deportation Order Givers Must Be Prosecuted”
Turkey’s major human rights organizations urged authorities to launch investigations on those who deported refugees from Uzbekistan in 2008.
5 December 2013
Amnesty International Calls For Cyber Protest
Amnesty International Calls For Cyber Protest
Amnesty International called for action to protest police violence through a cyber platform of Taksim Square where participants could tag themselves by logging in by social media accounts.
2 August 2013
Amnesty International Urges Turkey to Revise Laws Against FoE
Amnesty International Urges Turkey to Revise Laws Against FoE
Amnesty International released a 38 page report on the freedom of expression in Turkey today, underlining a series of articles in Turkish Penal Code and Anti-Terror Act that potentially violated the freedom of expression.
27 March 2013
Human Rights Association Members Released
Human Rights Association Members Released
6 Human Rights Association members were briefly taken into police custody in front of PM's Istanbul office after their attempt to make a declaration on the 64th day of hunger strikes.
14 November 2012
Government’s Soliloquy on the Human Rights Institution
RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS REPROACH
Government’s Soliloquy on the Human Rights Institution
Human rights organizations decried the new draft law on the Turkish Human Rights Institution (TIHK) during a press meeting at the headquarters of the Human Rights Association (IHD) on June 14.
15 June 2012 Serhat Korkmaz
“Promised Legal Reforms did not Occur in Turkey”
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL REPORT 2012
“Promised Legal Reforms did not Occur in Turkey”
“Promised constitutional and other legal reforms did not occur. Instead, the right to freedom of expression was threatened and protesters faced increased police violence” cites Amnesty International Report in the section about Turkey.
25 May 2012
"TMK Against Fair Trial”
"TMK Against Fair Trial”
Amnesty International noted that TMK did not comply with the international standards and emphasized the importance of fair trial once again following the prison sentence of Cihan Kırmızıgül.
14 May 2012
"KCK Arrests Deepen Freedom of Expression Concerns"
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
"KCK Arrests Deepen Freedom of Expression Concerns"
The Amnesty International Turkey Branch wrote a letter to the Ministry of Justice to express their concern about the arrest of 44 people in the scope of KCK operations on 1 November, among them publisher Zarakolu and academic Ersanlı.
16 November 2011
55 Children Arrested in One Week
55 Children Arrested in One Week
Despite legal changes in the Anti-Terror Law, 75 children were taken into custody during last week. 55 of them were arrested and imprisoned. Amnesty International launched a campaign for children who became victims of the Anti-Terror Law.
24 February 2011
PM Erdoğan Receives Human Rights Award from Libya
PM Erdoğan Receives Human Rights Award from Libya
Prime Minister Erdoğan was bestowed with the Gaddafi International Human Rights Award Libya. Both Turkey and Libya are head to head when it comes to concealing human rights violations, oppressing opposition and occupying the rear places of freedom of expression indexes.
1 December 2010 Erhan Üstündağ
Amendments of Anti-Terror Law Positive but not Sufficient
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
Amendments of Anti-Terror Law Positive but not Sufficient
AI appreciated the amendments of the Anti-Terror Law but also called the government to "investigate allegations of maltreatment of children in detention". Lawyer Aktar welcomed the amendments and urged to immediately release the imprisoned children.
27 July 2010 Semra Pelek
Amnesty International Supports Collective Labour Agreement
Amnesty İnternational
Amnesty International Supports Collective Labour Agreement
The Turkish office of Amnesty International has signed a collective labour agreement which will offer its employees an increase in wages, gender equality and other social rights.
19 August 2009
Amnesty International Report: No Improvements in Turkey
World Human Rights Report
Amnesty International Report: No Improvements in Turkey
In its annual report, Amnesty International cites many cases of human rights violations. The rights of human rights activists, refugees, homosexuals and transgender people, children and others were not respected.
28 May 2009
Amnesty International: Refugees in Turkey Deprived of Rights
Amnesty International: Refugees in Turkey Deprived of Rights
Amnesty International has launched its report on the situation for refugees in Turkey.
23 April 2009 Bawer Çakır
AI: Israel Used Phosphorus Bombs in Gaza
AI: Israel Used Phosphorus Bombs in Gaza
A fact-finding team found evidence that white phosphours bombs were used in civilian areas. 1,300 Palestinians died, and the damage runs into billions of dollars.
22 January 2009
Human Rights Organisations: Obama, Close Down Guantanamo!
Human rights organisations have called on Obama to present a detailed plan for the closure of Guantanamo base and to form an independent commission to investigate human rights violations at the camp.
13 January 2009
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