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Physicians find ruling AKP's draft law on violence in healthcare ‘insufficient’

Physicians find ruling AKP's draft law on violence in healthcare ‘insufficient’

The Legal Bureau of the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) has released a written statement and said, “Even though the TTB’s recommendations regarding violence in healthcare are partly included in the draft law, it is not sufficient”.

AKP’s draft law on male violence is ‘deficient, but positive’, says lawyer

STALKING TO BE PUNISHABLE ACT

AKP’s draft law on male violence is ‘deficient, but positive’, says lawyer

Lawyer Ceren Akkaya has spoken to bianet about the legislative proposal poised to make male violence punishable by arrest: “It is good that stalking is defined as a crime in itself. But the penalties foreseen by the draft law are far from being deterrent”.

17 March 2022 Evrim Kepenek

Law draft submitted to Parliament: Ruling alliance to lower electoral threshold

Law draft submitted to Parliament: Ruling alliance to lower electoral threshold

According to the legislative proposal jointly prepared by the AKP and MHP and seeking amendments to the Election Law, the electoral threshold will be reduced from 10 to 7 percent and the obligation to form a group to run in the elections will be lifted.

Statement on Bill of Criminal Enforcement by Opposition Parties

Statement on Bill of Criminal Enforcement by Opposition Parties

Releasing a joint statement about the bill on criminal enforcement to be debated at the Parliament today, 11 political parties have said, “The government disregards the right to life of those standing in opposition to itself.”

PACE Calls on Turkey, Spain to ‘Release Political Prisoners as Well’

PACE Calls on Turkey, Spain to ‘Release Political Prisoners as Well’

PACE Rapporteur Cilevics has noted that political prisoners in Spain and Turkey should definitely benefit from such “measures that are taken in many countries to release or apply non-custodial sanctions” in the face of coronavirus threat.

‘Observe Equality in Enforcing Law on Execution, as Required by Humanitarian Law’

UNIVERSITY FACULTY MEMBERS ASSOCIATION

‘Observe Equality in Enforcing Law on Execution, as Required by Humanitarian Law’

In a statement on the law draft on criminal execution, the ÜNİVDER says, “A legal arrangement that will exclude misdefined ‘terror crimes’ means a grave right violation for tens of thousands of political prisoners unjustly held behind bars.”

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”.

Response to Law Draft for Recognition of Armenian Genocide: It is Against Our Consciousness

Response to Law Draft for Recognition of Armenian Genocide: It is Against Our Consciousness

Parliament Speaker İsmail Kahraman has rejected the law draft submitted by HDP MP Garo Paylan for the recognition of Armenian Genocide by saying, “It is against our national consciousness.”

Law Draft Submitted for Recognition of Armenian Genocide

Law Draft Submitted for Recognition of Armenian Genocide

HDP MP Garo Paylan has submitted a law draft for the recognition of Armenian Genocide, the removal of genocide perpetrators’ names from public places and an amendment to the Turkish Citizenship Law.

Law Draft on Sexual Abuse Discussed by 2 Subsidiary Committees

Law Draft on Sexual Abuse Discussed by 2 Subsidiary Committees

The law draft on sexual abuse has been discussed by the Committee on Equal Opportunity for Men and Women and the Committee on Health, Family, Labor and Social Affairs.

Sexual Abuse Law Draft Withdrawn

Sexual Abuse Law Draft Withdrawn

Prime Minister Yıldırım has declared that the law draft proposing impunity in case perpetrator gets married with victim in sexual abuse crimes, will be re-discussed at the parliament.

22 November 2016

Wed to Rapist for Impunity in Sexual Abuse Cases to Return

Wed to Rapist for Impunity in Sexual Abuse Cases to Return

The AKP has submitted to parliament a law draft prescribing impunity for sexual harassers if they get married with their victims.

18 November 2016