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HRW Director: An attack on rights of millions of voters

HDP & DEMOCRACY IN TURKEY

HRW Director: An attack on rights of millions of voters

Human Rights Watch (HRW) Turkey Director Emma Sinclair-Webb has spoken to bianet about the closure case filed against the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and the expulsion of HDP’s Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu from the Parliament.

19 March 2021 Pınar Tarcan

‘Efforts to Reduce Prison Population Cannot be a Tool for Targeting Political Prisoners’

HRW STATEMENT AMID COVID-19 OUTBREAK

‘Efforts to Reduce Prison Population Cannot be a Tool for Targeting Political Prisoners’

As Turkey is preparing to release as many as 100 thousand prisoners amid Covid-19 outbreak, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has welcomed the plan, but warned that “such measures cannot become a tool for targeting political prisoners.”

“Homeland Security Act Proposal Undermines Human Rights”

“Homeland Security Act Proposal Undermines Human Rights”

Human Rights Watch released a report, warning the government on the new act proposal concerning Turkey’s homeland security. The parliament should reconsider the parts that expands police duties, the report said.

11 December 2014

"Government Should Stop Arbitrary Application of Terror Charges"

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

"Government Should Stop Arbitrary Application of Terror Charges"

In their latest Turkey report, Human Rights Watch calls on the government to stop treating demonstrators as "armed militants" and to amend anti-terror laws. Author of the report Sinclair-Webb warned that restricting free speech and association "makes armed opposition more attractive".

2 November 2010 Berivan Tapan