reports in RIGHTS category

Life in isolation is based on infinite repetition. Every day is a copy of the one before. Imagine living the same day repeatedly for 10, 20, even 30 years. You begin to feel as though you’re suspended in time, your sense of time slowly eroding.

The 2025 draft budget has not been prepared with the perspective of solving the education, employment, transportation and accessibility problems of persons with disabilities.

“It is a source of consolation for me that Gezi Park, which introduced me to trees from the earliest memories of my life and taught me the importance of sharing public spaces with others, continues to be a park enjoyed by citizens of all ages and backgrounds,” said the philanthropist.

The measure violates the principle of individual criminal responsibility.

Nihat Ekmez had displayed the victory sign during a family visit, to which the visitors responded in kind. The prison administration had deemed this act “PKK propaganda.”

1000 Youth for Palestine showed a boldness and a different kind of activism than the silent marches with people wearing keffiyehs around their necks which I had seen during the Mavi Marmara days in my childhood.

Ekmekçi said her treatment was unacceptable as she was handcuffed in the courthouse.

The 25-page report includes assessments regarding violations of freedom of expression and other fundamental human rights in Turkey, along with recommendations for addressing these issues.

The court found that Mücella Yapıcı, a leading figure in the protests, and her daughter were subjected to a strip search but issued a sentence for “misconduct” rather than torture, stating that the practice was not systematic.

The raids follow an attempted rally in Diyarbakır demanding the lifting of the confinement of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan.

A 32-year-old inmate who was recently imprisoned was reportedly hospitalized after a heart attack and was returned to the prison after treatment.

The ministry deemed the film “unsuitable for commercial circulation,” effectively banning it from being shown in cinemas.