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Human Rights Watch: Allegations of Abduction and Torture Not Investigated in Turkey

Human Rights Watch: Allegations of Abduction and Torture Not Investigated in Turkey

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the authorities in Turkey to conduct an effective investigation into the allegations of people who say that they were held in custody and tortured by government agents for many months.

HRW Statement on Turkey: COVID-19 Puts Sick Prisoners at Great Risk

HRW Statement on Turkey: COVID-19 Puts Sick Prisoners at Great Risk

Human Rights Watch (HRW) Europe and Central Asia Director Hugh Williamson has said, “For vulnerable prisoners, the COVID-19 pandemic risks turning a prison sentence into a death sentence.”

‘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.”

Human Rights Watch: European Union Hiding Behind Greece

Human Rights Watch: European Union Hiding Behind Greece

Underlining that refugees trying to cross into Europe through Greece are subjected to various violations of rights at the border, the HRW says, “EU is hiding behind a shield of Greek security force abuse instead of helping Greece protect asylum seekers.”

HRW: Respect the Rights of Refugees, Ease the Suffering at Borders

HRW: Respect the Rights of Refugees, Ease the Suffering at Borders

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has released a statement regarding Turkey’s decision of not stopping refugees trying to leave the country for Europe and Greece’s reaction of suspending access to the asylum system for a month.

HRW: Extending Kavala’s Detention is a Travesty That Should be Promptly Reversed

HRW: Extending Kavala’s Detention is a Travesty That Should be Promptly Reversed

Commenting on the re-arrest of Osman Kavala, HRW Executive Director Roth said, “It shows how Turkey’s criminal justice system is politically manipulated, with detention and prosecutions pursued at the political whim of the president.”

21 February 2020

‘Removal and Arrest of Democratically Elected Kurdish Mayors Violates Voters’ Rights’

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

‘Removal and Arrest of Democratically Elected Kurdish Mayors Violates Voters’ Rights’

Indicating that 23 mayors in total have been arrested and a trustee has been appointed to HDP’s 32 municipalities, Human Rights Watch (HRW) says that the removal of mayors “has effectively cancelled the results of the March 31 local elections.”

7 February 2020

HRW: UN Review Should Address Sharp Decline of Rights in Turkey

HRW: UN Review Should Address Sharp Decline of Rights in Turkey

"Turkey's disregard of human rights is a disservice to its citizens, who deserve to live with dignity and freedom," HRW's Williamson said ahead of the Universal Public Review

27 January 2020

HRW Calls on Turkey to Release Jailed Critics, Respect Elections Results

HRW Calls on Turkey to Release Jailed Critics, Respect Elections Results

HRW has released its World Report 2020, where it reviews human rights issues in more than 100 countries.

15 January 2020

International Rights Organizations: Free Osman Kavala

International Rights Organizations: Free Osman Kavala

Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have released a joint statement and called on Turkey to carry out the ECtHR ruling and release arrested businessperson Osman Kavala from prison immediately.

11 December 2019

HRW: Turkey Endangers Everyone Committed to Democratic Elections

HRW: Turkey Endangers Everyone Committed to Democratic Elections

Human Rights Watch has released a statement on the dismissal of three mayors from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP).

HRW 'Concerned' for Disappeared Men Now Confirmed in Police Custody

HRW 'Concerned' for Disappeared Men Now Confirmed in Police Custody

The HRW statement also includes interviews with the four men's wives.

HRW Report on Lawyers in Turkey: They Feel Like 'Extras' in Hearings

HRW Report on Lawyers in Turkey: They Feel Like 'Extras' in Hearings

The Human Rights Watch has released a report on the prosecution against lawyers in Turkey, examining the case files of 168 lawyers. It has urged the government to "end prosecuting lawyers."

HRW: End Ankara Ban on LGBTI Events

HRW: End Ankara Ban on LGBTI Events

The ban on LGBTI events in Turkey's capital continues although the state of emergency has been lifted.

14 February 2019

HRW: Strongest Opposition to Armed Robots in Turkey

HRW: Strongest Opposition to Armed Robots in Turkey

According to a survey in 26 countries as part of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots by the Human Rights Watch, 61 percent of the people are against autonomous armed robots. In Turkey, the opposition is 78 percent.

30 January 2019

HRW Report: State of Emergency Ended, Repression Continues in Turkey

HRW Report: State of Emergency Ended, Repression Continues in Turkey

HRW Executive Director Kenneth Roth has said in the World Report 2019, “The populists spreading hatred and intolerance in many countries are spawning a resistance.” According to the report, repressive practices continue in Turkey.

17 January 2019

HRW: Turkey Should Request Inquiry from UN on Khashoggi Murder

HRW: Turkey Should Request Inquiry from UN on Khashoggi Murder

“A UN investigation has the best chance of pushing Saudi Arabia to provide the needed facts and information about Mohamed bin Salman’s precise role in this murder”, said HRW Middle East Director.

6 December 2018

HRW: End Prosecutions for ‘Insulting President’

HRW: End Prosecutions for ‘Insulting President’

Making a call to Turkey to put an end to prosecutions on charge of ‘insulting the president’, the Human Rights Watch has emphasized, “Decisions by prosecutors and courts to start or drop cases should not rest on the word of the president.”

18 October 2018

HRW: State of Emergency Being Normalized in Turkey

HRW: State of Emergency Being Normalized in Turkey

The Human Rights Watch has stated that the bill prescribing State of Emergency practices to be in effect for three more years “ends rule of law”.

HRW: Turkey Stops Registering Asylum Seekers from Syria

HRW: Turkey Stops Registering Asylum Seekers from Syria

Human Rights Watch has announced that Turkey has stopped registering the recently arrived asylum seekers from Syria, which “is leading to unlawful deportations, coerced returns to Syria, and the denial of health care and education.”

HRW: Climate of Fear Created by Targeting Academics

HRW: Climate of Fear Created by Targeting Academics

“The Turkish government’s crackdown is targeting academics and damaging its universities”, said Hugh Williamson, Europe and Central Asia director at Human Rights Watch.

HRW: Afrin Residents Blocked from Fleeing

HRW: Afrin Residents Blocked from Fleeing

HRW has stated that Syrian government forces are blocking civilians fleeing the Afrin operation of Turkey from entering territory under government control. Civilians are reported to be stranded in areas with limited food, clean water and medical supplies.

‘Turkey Deports Those Fleeing Idlib’

‘Turkey Deports Those Fleeing Idlib’

Human Rights Watch has said Turkey has routinely intercepted hundreds, and at times thousands, of asylum seekers at the Turkey-Syria border since at least December 2017 and deported them to Idlib governorate in Syria.

HRW: 3 Attacks Killing 26 Civilians in Afrin May Be Unlawful

HRW: 3 Attacks Killing 26 Civilians in Afrin May Be Unlawful

Conducting an investigation about the three bombardments carried out as part of Afrin operation, the HRW has said that 26 civilians 17 of whom are children were killed, and "Turkish Armed Forces appear to have failed to take necessary precautions to avoid civilian casualties”.

23 February 2018

Rights Organizations Become Party to Trial of HDP Co-Chairs Demirtaş, Yüksekdağ Before ECtHR

Rights Organizations Become Party to Trial of HDP Co-Chairs Demirtaş, Yüksekdağ Before ECtHR

The ECtHR has granted the requests of Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights Muiznieks, ARTICLE 19 and Human Rights Watch to become a third party in the trial of HDP Co-Chairs Demirtaş and Yüksekdağ.

10 October 2017

HRW: Enforced Disappearances in Ankara Must be Investigated

HRW: Enforced Disappearances in Ankara Must be Investigated

The HRW has said that “there are credible grounds to believe that the men are also victims of enforced disappearance by state agents” and asked about their whereabouts.

HRW Director Williamson: Detentions A Repressive New Low for Turkey

HRW Director Williamson: Detentions A Repressive New Low for Turkey

HRW Europe and Central Asia Director Williamson has said that, “Detaining some of Turkey’s leading rights activists at a training workshop is a repressive new low for the Turkish state”.

HRW: There are Child Soldiers in HPG and YBŞ

HRW: There are Child Soldiers in HPG and YBŞ

Human Rights Watch has declared that HPG and YBŞ have Kurdish and Yezidi children within their bodies and it contravenes international law, and called on these organizations to put an end to this situation.

22 December 2016

HRW: Statutory Decrees in State of Emergency Facilitate Torture in Custody

HRW: Statutory Decrees in State of Emergency Facilitate Torture in Custody

Referring to cases of police torture and ill-treatment in custody, Human Rights Watch in its report has pointed out that the Statutory Decrees issued in the State of Emergency set ground for rights violations.

25 October 2016

HRW: State Blocks Investigation into Southeast Killings in Turkey

HRW: State Blocks Investigation into Southeast Killings in Turkey

Human Rights Watch Organization has noted that the Government of Turkey was blocking access for independent investigations into mass abuses against civilians across southeast Turkey and demanded to grant UN permission to launch investigation.

International Reaction Against Arrest of Önderoğlu, Nesin, Korur Fincancı

International Reaction Against Arrest of Önderoğlu, Nesin, Korur Fincancı

Right and press organizations, and the EU have reacted against the arrest of the TİHV Chair Korur Fincancı, RSF Turkey Representative and bianet rapporteur Önderoğlu and journalist author Nesin.

HRW: Turkey Should Open Borders to Refugees

HRW: Turkey Should Open Borders to Refugees

Human Rights Watch has urged international organizations and UN not to remain silent to keeping the Syrian border closed for the last 1.5 years.

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