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Worldwide Right Organizations Meet in Istanbul
FIDH CONGRESS
Worldwide Right Organizations Meet in Istanbul
Bringing together 156 organizations from more than 120 countries, 38th International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) Congress kicked off yesterday with the keynote addresses of Deputy Prime Minister Beşir Atalay and FIDH President Souhayr Belhassen.
24 May 2013
Hunger Strike in Van Prison
Hunger Strike in Van Prison
12 inmates from Van High Security Prison have launched a hunger strike, demanding improvement in medical treatments and food service - a protest that reached its 8th day.
20 May 2013
ECHR: Constitutional Court First
ECHR: Constitutional Court First
The European Court of Human Rights rejected an applicant from Turkey, saying that the applicant has not "exhausted remedies" of Turkish court system - a verdict that emphasized on Turkey's new individual application process to Constitutional Court.
16 May 2013
Istanbul Courthouse Protest Ban Begins With Water Cannons
Istanbul Courthouse Protest Ban Begins With Water Cannons
A team of police officers and intervention tanks casted gas bombs and used water cannons against a bunch of protestors who were peacefully gathering on the steps of Istanbul Courthouse every Wednesday noon to protest arbitrary arrests and apartment raids.
8 May 2013
Adnan Oktar, Controversial Religious Figure, Sues His Suers
Adnan Oktar, Controversial Religious Figure, Sues His Suers
After a prosecutor dropped charges against Adnan Oktar, a controversial religious figure, for “incitement to hatred and hostility", Oktar filed lawsuits against the applicants and their lawyers.
29 April 2013
ECHR Convicts Turkey of Violating Torture Ban
ECHR Convicts Turkey of Violating Torture Ban
ECHR found Turkey guilty of violating torture ban, ordering the Turkish state to pay the applicants 24,000 euros as non-pecuniary damages and court expenses.
25 April 2013
ECHR Convicts Turkey of Police Murder
ECHR Convicts Turkey of Police Murder
ECHR announced its verdict on the case of Ali Külah who was battered and shot dead by a police officer for not showing his ID. Turkey was ordered to pay 65,000 euros to Külah's family.
23 April 2013
Families of Disappeared Village Guards Awarded 1,460,000 Euros
ECHR VERDICT
Families of Disappeared Village Guards Awarded 1,460,000 Euros
The European Court of Human Rights found Turkey guilty for violating right to life, torture ban, and right to freedom and security in the 1994 Ormancık case on the disappearance of 13 village guards under gendarmerie detention, the killing on 1 villager, and the burning down of a village.
17 April 2013
Turkey Found Guilty of Torture "On the Street"
ECHR Verdict
Turkey Found Guilty of Torture "On the Street"
The European Court of Human Rights found Turkey guilty of violating the torture ban, ordering the Turkish state to pay Yasin Böber, a police violence victim, a sum of 21,500 euros.
11 April 2013
Inmate University Student Allegedly Commits Suicide
Inmate University Student Allegedly Commits Suicide
Harun Torgay, an inmate university student, allegedly committed suicide at Sincan high security prison after his first hearing yesterday. An Ankara court ordered to transfer him to Forensics Institute for judicial competence due to psychological instability.
4 April 2013
Cancer Fighter Inmate Dies in Prison Clinic
Cancer Fighter Inmate Dies in Prison Clinic
Human Rights Association of Turkey claimed that the officials ignored longtime the release request of Hacı Nasır, an inmate who lost his cancer fight in prison clinic on March 21.
26 March 2013
Turkey Found Guilty For Torture
ECHR VERDICT
Turkey Found Guilty For Torture
The European Court of Human Rights found Turkey guilty for inflicting torture on Ayhan Mimtaş, ordering the Turkish state to pay 12,750 euros as damages.
20 March 2013
164 Human Rights Organizations to Meet in Istanbul in May
FIDH CONFERENCE
164 Human Rights Organizations to Meet in Istanbul in May
164 human rights organizations from more than 100 countries will gather in Istanbul between May 23 and 27 to discuss human rights challenges, Turkey's new constitution and the ongoing peace process on the Kurdish problem.
5 March 2013
Turkey's Ethnic Minorities Speak Up on Peace Talks
Turkey's Ethnic Minorities Speak Up on Peace Talks
Representatives from Turkey's various ethic groups spoke up on the current peace talks between Turkey and PKK.
1 March 2013
Turkey Convicted of Violating Torture Ban
ECHR VERDICT
Turkey Convicted of Violating Torture Ban
ECHR found Turkey guilty for violating the torture ban on Mehmet Hida Gülaydın during an electoral campaign in 2004, ordering the Turkish state to pay 15,500 euros for non- pecuniary damages and court expenses.
28 February 2013
Report Reveals Hate Speech in Turkey's Media
Report Reveals Hate Speech in Turkey's Media
A recent report released by Hrant Dink Foundation revealed hate speech practises in Turkey's media which mostly targeted Jewish and Armenian communities.
27 February 2013
Turkey Found Guilty on Missing Shepherds Case
ECHR VERDICT
Turkey Found Guilty on Missing Shepherds Case
The European Court of Human Rights found Turkey guilty on the 1996 disappearance of 5 shepherds in Hakkari province, ordering the Turkish state to pay a total of 100,000 euros to applicants.
26 February 2013
Police Rounds Up Workers Union Members
Police Rounds Up Workers Union Members
Turkish police have carried out an operation across 28 cities yesterday morning, detaining 167 individuals suspected for being a DHKP-C organization member.
20 February 2013
Forensics Report Enlightens Protestor's Cause of Death
Forensics Report Enlightens Protestor's Cause of Death
The official forensics report of Şahin Öner - a Diyarbakir resident whose cause of death was initially declared as "bomb explosion in the hand" - confirmed human rights advocates' allegations that he was run over by a police vehicle.
13 February 2013
Turkey Found Guilty Over Bodyguard Case
ECHR VERDICT
Turkey Found Guilty Over Bodyguard Case
The European Court of Human Rights found PM Erdogan's bodyguards guilty for inflicting ill-treatment on Necati Yılmaz during an inauguration ceremony, ordering Turkey to pay the applicant 12,000 euros in respect of non-pecuniary damages.
12 February 2013
Deadly Car Explosion at Turkey's Border to Syria
Deadly Car Explosion at Turkey's Border to Syria
A car explosion at Turkey's border crossing to Syria this afternoon, leaving 12 people dead and at least 50 people wounded.
11 February 2013
Kuray to Stand Trial Again After ECHR Verdict
Kuray to Stand Trial Again After ECHR Verdict
Sarp Kuray, a life sentence convict for "attempting to overthrow the constitutional order by force", was ordered to stand trial on January 29, after ECHR ruled that Turkey has not hold a fair trial.
25 January 2013
Student Receives 3 Years of Prison Over One Day Boycott
Student Receives 3 Years of Prison Over One Day Boycott
Sedat Altunay, who was convicted with a total of 14 years and 6 month of prison for attending a 2 day student boycott and various protest walks on Dicle University campus, was unable to benefit from sentence reductions due to his testimony in Kurdish.
8 January 2013
ECHR Finds Turkey Guilty For Abusing Right to Life
ECHR Finds Turkey Guilty For Abusing Right to Life
ECHR found Turkey guilty in the case of Lütfi Volkan Akıncı who was "reported to have committed suicide" during his compulsory military service in 2002.
12 December 2012
Scary Claims on Turkish Pepper Gas
Scary Claims on Turkish Pepper Gas
Plenty of students in Istanbul University claimed to have face and body damage due to a "solid and glue-like" tear gas that Turkish police utilized in student protests. Doctors who treated the students also protested.
20 November 2012
Hunger Striker Journalist Emphasizes on Dialogue
Hunger Striker Journalist Emphasizes on Dialogue
Tayyip Temel, journalist, ended his hunger strike on its 68th day in Diyarbakir Prison, saying that the role of dialogue is essential for avoiding future tragedies.
20 November 2012
Prisoners’ Health Deteriorating in Hunger Strikes
Prisoners’ Health Deteriorating in Hunger Strikes
The Peace and Democracy Party’s (BDP) Mersin Deputy Ertuğrul Kürkçü spoke to bianet about the trying conditions in prisons where hundreds of inmates launched a hunger strike over a month ago. Lawyer Cemil Özen also warned about the prisoners’ deteriorating health condition.
24 October 2012
Journalist Receives Life-Time Imprisonment
Journalist Receives Life-Time Imprisonment
Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals ratified a life-time imprisonment sentence against Atılım newspaper’s editor-in-chief Hatice Duman, just as it overturned a sentence of nearly 19 years in prison for journalist Necati Abay who was also standing trial in the same case.
16 October 2012
“Forced Landing of Syrian Plane is a Legal But Hostile Act”
“Forced Landing of Syrian Plane is a Legal But Hostile Act”
Turkish air force jets forced a Syrian passenger plane en route from Moscow to land while it was bound for Damascus over Turkish air space on Oct. 11. Turkish officials also ordered another Armenian passenger plane bound for Aleppo to land in the northeastern province of Erzurum today. Such moves are legal but hostile acts that are not in conformity with regular aviatian practices, according to Assistant Prof. Volkan Günel.
15 October 2012
Police Arrest High School Student Without Any Evidence
Police Arrest High School Student Without Any Evidence
Police arrested B.B., a 15 year old high school student, for participating in a demonstration involving the use of molotov cocktails in August. B.B. has already spent nearly a month behind bars, while the only “evidence” officials have cited for his arrest is that his cell phone was turned off at the time of the demonstration.
3 October 2012
Prison Officials Receive Life Sentence in Landmark Torture Case
ENGİN ÇEBER TRIAL
Prison Officials Receive Life Sentence in Landmark Torture Case
An Istanbul court ruled to sentence two prison guards and a warden to life-time imprisonment in the case of journalist Engin Çeber who was tortured to death while under custody in 2008.
3 October 2012
Kurdish Mayor Restored in Office
Kurdish Mayor Restored in Office
The Council of State stayed the execution of a verdict to relieve Siirt Mayor Selim Sadak of his duties after he received a prison sentence on terrorism related charges. The Kurdish mayor believes the court’s latest decision was influenced by public pressure.
26 September 2012
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