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Human Rights Association

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İHD Co-Chair Türkdoğan appears before the judge: ‘They want to intimidate’
İHD Co-Chair Türkdoğan appears before the judge: ‘They want to intimidate’
Lawyer and Human Rights Association Co-Chair Öztürk Türkdoğan had his first hearing in the trial where he faces charges over his rights advocacy activities. The court has ruled that his international travel ban shall remain in effect.
22 February 2022
‘Prosecute rights violations, not rights advocates’
‘Prosecute rights violations, not rights advocates’
Ahead of the first hearing of lawyer and Human Rights Association (İHD) Co-Chair Öztürk Türkdoğan, the İHD and Human Rights Watch have released statements underlining that there is an attempt to put pressure on rights advocacy by judicial means.
21 February 2022
Three more languages die out in Turkey
MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY
Three more languages die out in Turkey
The Human rights Association has called on Turkey to abide by its responsibilities according to international conventions that it is a party to.
21 February 2022
Rights group calls for rights defender, lawyer Tarık Güneş’s release
Rights group calls for rights defender, lawyer Tarık Güneş’s release
The Human Rights Association (İHD) has called on the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Interior to act in compliance with the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders and demanded the release of arrested lawyer and rights advocate Tarık Güneş.
14 February 2022
Police raid Human Rights Association Diyarbakır Branch
Police raid Human Rights Association Diyarbakır Branch
Police officers have raided the Human Rights Association (İHD) branch in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority southeastern province of Diyarbakır and searched the office.
3 February 2022
Rights group demands the release of Kurdish politician Aysel Tuğluk, all ill prisoners
Rights group demands the release of Kurdish politician Aysel Tuğluk, all ill prisoners
The Women’s Commission of Human Rights Association Diyarbakır Branch calls for the release of former HDP MP Tuğluk, who suffers from dementia: “Otherwise, this practice contrary to human dignity will lead to irreversible consequences.”
1 February 2022
Turkey’s Batman province faced 14 violations of rights per day in 2021, shows report
HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION
Turkey’s Batman province faced 14 violations of rights per day in 2021, shows report
The Batman Branch of the İHD has released its 2021 annual report on violations of rights: 5,019 violations of rights were documented in the province in a year, which means, on average, 14 violations occurred in the city every day.
28 January 2022
3,118 violations of rights in Turkey's 20 prisons in the last 3 months of 2021
İHD PRISON REPORT
3,118 violations of rights in Turkey's 20 prisons in the last 3 months of 2021
According to the last quarterly report of the Human Rights Association’s İstanbul Branch, 3,118 violations of rights in total, including eight losses of life, occurred in 20 prisons in Turkey in the last three months of 2021.
27 January 2022
Arrest of Kabaş, targeting of Aksu reveal 'politics of chaos knows no limits’
HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION
Arrest of Kabaş, targeting of Aksu reveal 'politics of chaos knows no limits’
The İstanbul Branch of the İHD has released a statement about the threats against musician Sezen Aksu over a song and the arrest of journalist Sedef Kabaş: “It shows that we do not have much time left to say stop to this dangerous course of events.”
24 January 2022
At least 59 ill prisoners lost their lives in Turkey in a year
At least 59 ill prisoners lost their lives in Turkey in a year
Rights organizations underlined that the state is responsible for the health and lives of prisoners in prisons and has an obligation to ensure that they have access to their right to medical treatment and healthcare.
12 January 2022
Prosecutors dismiss investigation into 'torture' claims of prisoner who died suspiciously
Prosecutors dismiss investigation into 'torture' claims of prisoner who died suspiciously
Shortly after she claimed to be systematically tortured and sexually assaulted, Garibe Gezer lost her life. The cause of her death was announced as "suicide."
4 January 2022
'Sixty-six people offered, threatened to become informants this year'
HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION
'Sixty-six people offered, threatened to become informants this year'
Some 144 people were kidnapped, threatened or offered to become informants in the first 11 months of the year, the İHD has announced.
30 December 2021
'Ill prisoner Yusuf Akbaba threatened with death'
'Ill prisoner Yusuf Akbaba threatened with death'
The prisoner is isolated and not provided with proper treatment, the İHD has stated.
27 December 2021
Rights group demands 'urgent measures against deep poverty burning refugee children’
DEADLY FIRE IN İSTANBUL
Rights group demands 'urgent measures against deep poverty burning refugee children’
The İHD has stated, “The ones living in deep poverty, refugee women and children must be prevented from living in conditions where they do not even have safety of life and their right to life is under threat.”
17 December 2021
‘At least 59 ill prisoners have lost their lives in Turkey since 2020’
HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION
‘At least 59 ill prisoners have lost their lives in Turkey since 2020’
According to the İHD, at least 59 ill prisoners, seven of whom shortly after the deferment of the execution of their sentences, have lost their lives in Turkey since early 2020.
14 December 2021
Human Rights Day | ‘We see, we don’t stay silent, we struggle’
RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS
Human Rights Day | ‘We see, we don’t stay silent, we struggle’
The TİHV-HRFT and İHD: “Turkey is going through one of the gravest economic crises of the last 40 years. Poverty, precarity and disorganization have been aggravated by state of emergency practices. This picture has taken on a graver look with the pandemic.”
10 December 2021
Male violence | ‘30 women killed in Turkey's east, southeast Anatolia in 10 months’
NOVEMBER 25
Male violence | ‘30 women killed in Turkey's east, southeast Anatolia in 10 months’
The Diyarbakır Branch of the Human Rights Association has released a report on the occasion of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
25 November 2021
‘1,605 ill prisoners behind bars in Turkey, 604 seriously ill’
FREEDOM FOR ILL PRISONERS INITIATIVE
‘1,605 ill prisoners behind bars in Turkey, 604 seriously ill’
Held in Bolu Type F Prison, Yıldırım Demir is one of the 1,605 ill prisoners across Turkey. The Human Rights Association has underlined that he must be fully provided with medical examination and treatment and taken to doctors’ appointments.
8 November 2021
‘Pandemic restrictions’ still in place in prisons
REPORT ON MARMARA REGION
‘Pandemic restrictions’ still in place in prisons
The Human Rights Association (İHD) İstanbul Branch has released its third quarterly report on violations of rights in Marmara prisons: “Inadequate nutrition further undermines the health of ill prisoners during the COVID-19 pandemic.”
27 October 2021
Refugee woman says she was attacked by neighbors, insulted by police
Refugee woman says she was attacked by neighbors, insulted by police
A refugee woman with three children applied to the Human Rights Association after attacks and threats.
14 October 2021
Sexual assault and torture against woman prisoner in padded cell
Sexual assault and torture against woman prisoner in padded cell
Human Rights Association Co-Chair Eren Keskin has filed a criminal complaint against several correction officers and an infirmary doctor.
8 October 2021 Evrim Kepenek
Perception study: Women, journalists suffer injustice the most in Turkey
Perception study: Women, journalists suffer injustice the most in Turkey
Kurds' confidence in the justice system is significantly lower than that of Turks; refugees are not considered to be a group that suffers injustice.
8 October 2021
6,383 violations of rights reported in Turkey’s Aegean region in 4 months
HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION
6,383 violations of rights reported in Turkey’s Aegean region in 4 months
Sharing the findings of their report, Human Rights Association (İHD) İzmir Branch Chair İncin has raised concerns that the number of violations of rights targeting women has increased after Turkey’s withdrawal from the İstanbul Convention.
22 September 2021
İHD: Two Syrian refugees pushed into border river between Turkey, Greece still missing
İHD: Two Syrian refugees pushed into border river between Turkey, Greece still missing
After being pushed back by Greece, 45 refugees were allegedly thrown into the Evros river by Turkey's security forces. Two of them are missing.
21 September 2021
‘Police interventions against peaceful meetings, demonstrations continued in August’
İHD-TİHV REPORT
‘Police interventions against peaceful meetings, demonstrations continued in August’
Prepared by the Human Rights Association and Human Rights Foundation of Turkey, a recent report shows that “there was no positive change in the violations happening in terms of freedom of expression, meeting and organization in August.”
20 September 2021
HDP MP Gergerlioğlu receives Freedom of Expression Award
HDP MP Gergerlioğlu receives Freedom of Expression Award
Unable to attend the award-giving ceremony as he was arrested at the time, HDP Kocaeli MP Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu has received the “Ayşenur Zarakolu Freedom of Thought and Expression Award” in a ceremony held in Siirt province.
13 September 2021
'Investigate enforced disappearances impartially and courageously'
'Investigate enforced disappearances impartially and courageously'
Saturday Mothers and the Human Rights Association mark the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances. There are 1,352 persons found to have been forcibly disappeared in Turkey.
30 August 2021
'We are concerned that attacks on refugees may continue'
HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION
'We are concerned that attacks on refugees may continue'
While the government has instrumentalized the refugees, the opposition has portrayed them as an economic burden, the İHD has said.
13 August 2021
'Prisoners given solitary confinement for warning guards about virus measures'
REPORT ON PRISONERS' RIGHTS
'Prisoners given solitary confinement for warning guards about virus measures'
Various problems in prisons, including the confinement and isolation of prisoners, are exacerbating, according to the Human Rights Association.
28 July 2021
‘Police violence has become a part of daily life in Turkey’
REPORT BY 3 RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS
‘Police violence has become a part of daily life in Turkey’
Speaking at the online meeting of the İHD, TİHV-HRFT and Initiative for Freedom of Expression, Üsterci said, “Restrictions, bans and interventions against the right to freedom of expression and meeting and demonstration continued at full speed in June.”
13 July 2021
‘Prisoners strip-searched, battered during transfers’
İHD ANTALYA BRANCH
‘Prisoners strip-searched, battered during transfers’
According to a report prepared by the Antalya Branch of the Human Rights Association, prisoners were strip-searched and battered during their transfer from one prison to another in the same campus.
13 July 2021
‘İstanbul Convention is annulled, people are made vulnerable to violence’
STATEMENT ON PRIDE MARCH
‘İstanbul Convention is annulled, people are made vulnerable to violence’
The Human Rights Association (İHD) has released a written statement about the police attack on the 19th İstanbul Pride March in Taksim on June 26, when several people were detained by torture by the police.
28 June 2021
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