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Seventy-two hate attacks killed 5 people in Turkey in eight months

Seventy-two hate attacks killed 5 people in Turkey in eight months

Among the attacks, 29 targeted refugees and foreign nationals, 13 were directed at Kurds, 12 at LGBTI+s, and seven at ethnic and religious minorities or people expressing religious views, according to a report from the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey.

11 October 2024

Pride Month marked by event bans in Turkey

Pride Month marked by event bans in Turkey

Last month saw 23 LGBTI+ activists detained and various events to celebrate the Pride Month banned.

Human rights report shows increasing torture against Kurds, LGBTI+s

Human rights report shows increasing torture against Kurds, LGBTI+s

In the last year, 739 individuals from Ankara, Diyarbakır, İstanbul, İzmir, Van, and Cizre personally reported experiencing torture or ill-treatment, while 42 others reported on behalf of relatives, according to the HRFT.

Reports of torture, ill-treatment rise in 2022, says rights group

Reports of torture, ill-treatment rise in 2022, says rights group

The Human Rights Foundation of Turkey has released its annual report on torture and ill-treatment based on the submissions received by the organization.

Rights violations and event bans during Pride Month

Rights violations and event bans during Pride Month

The HRFT has documented some of the bans on Pride Month events across Turkey.

Preventing aid deliveries, detaining journalists: Rights group documents violations after quakes

Preventing aid deliveries, detaining journalists: Rights group documents violations after quakes

The authorities prevented aid deliveries in at least 20 cases, 17 people were subjected to torture and 11 journalists were hindered by law enforcement officers, according to the TİHV.

Rights groups announce new project for children's mother tongue rights

Rights groups announce new project for children's mother tongue rights

The project aims to monitor children's access to the right to mother tongue education and cultural rights.

11 November 2022

'Turkey weaponizes anti-terror laws to silence human rights defenders'

WORLD ORGANIZATION AGAINST TORTURE

'Turkey weaponizes anti-terror laws to silence human rights defenders'

Publishing a briefing on Turkey, "Turkey has been employing counter-terrorism and national security legislation to restrict rights and freedoms " the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) has said.

‘People tortured in Turkey from age 5 to 76’

HRFT TREATMENT CENTERS REPORT

‘People tortured in Turkey from age 5 to 76’

According to HRFT Treatment Centers 2021 report, the Foundation has received the highest number of applications last year since its establishment in 1990. A five-year-old child also complained about torture in 2021.

Human rights groups in Turkey call for an end to Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Human rights groups in Turkey call for an end to Russia's invasion of Ukraine

"War is not just about maps and explosion footage. War is death, migration, starvation, torture and oppression," the İHD and the TİHV have said in a joint statement.

25 February 2022

TİHV: At least 18 people killed in armored vehicle crashes in four years

TİHV: At least 18 people killed in armored vehicle crashes in four years

Most recently, 23-year-old man lost his life after being hit by an armored vehicle in the southeastern Şırnak province.

28 January 2022

TİHV: 833 rights advocates subjected to legal harassment in four months

TİHV: 833 rights advocates subjected to legal harassment in four months

The pressures on human rights advocates weaken the legitimacy of advocacy in the eyes of the public, says the foundation.

20 January 2022

Kazakhstan protests: TİHV calls for an end to rights violations

Kazakhstan protests: TİHV calls for an end to rights violations

Turkey has announced sport for the government of Kazakhstan as the protests have been continuing for 10 days.

12 January 2022

Journalist threatened after reporting on alleged child abuse by security officers in Van

Journalist threatened after reporting on alleged child abuse by security officers in Van

"Children who are victims of abuse are seen as 'terrorists' while the perpetrators present themselves as 'patriots' and wear the armor of impunity," a lawyer has said.

11 January 2022

'Thirty-nine percent of Academics for Peace don't have a full-time job'

TİHV REPORT

'Thirty-nine percent of Academics for Peace don't have a full-time job'

The State of Emergency Commission is committing a crime by continuing the "de facto punishment" of the academics despite the Constitutional Court ruling, the TİHV has stated.

19 November 2021

Terror propaganda, insulting president most common charges in 'silencing criticism'

Terror propaganda, insulting president most common charges in 'silencing criticism'

The Human Right Foundation of Turkey has documented the violations of freedom of expression between 2015 and 2019.

26 October 2021

1,098 detentions, 33 arrests, 909,000 lira of fines in six months

1,098 detentions, 33 arrests, 909,000 lira of fines in six months

Human rights defenders who oppose arbitrary restrictions of rights and freedoms have faced detentions, arrests, torture and investigations, says the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey.

21 September 2021

‘Human rights’ in the post-pandemic era

INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM BY TİHV

‘Human rights’ in the post-pandemic era

In the “Human Rights Agenda in the Post-Pandemic Era” symposium to be attended by Étienne Balibar as well, the future of human rights will be discussed.

Exit from İstanbul Convention 'will perpetuate impunity for violence against women'

TİHV, TÜSİAD, AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

Exit from İstanbul Convention 'will perpetuate impunity for violence against women'

Three groups have criticized the government for pulling out of the treaty to prevent violence against women.

Human Rights Foundation of Turkey responds to Erdoğan's remarks about Prof. Korur-Fincancı

Human Rights Foundation of Turkey responds to Erdoğan's remarks about Prof. Korur-Fincancı

The President called Prof. Korur-Fincancı "a terrorist" after she was elected the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) Chair.

16 October 2020

‘Rights of 1,809,000 People Violated Under Curfews’, says Rights Organization

‘Rights of 1,809,000 People Violated Under Curfews’, says Rights Organization

According to the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey’s statement, there has been at least 252 officially confirmed round-the-clock and open-ended curfews in 11 cities and rights of 1,809,000 people have been violated.