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Turkey: Deepening Crackdown Over 2 Days
(Istanbul) – The detention of journalists from independent newspaper Cumhuriyet, the closure of the remaining Kurdish media, and the jailing of elected mayors in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir in...
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Turkey: Opposition Party Leaders, MPs Jailed
(Istanbul) – The November 4, 2016 court decision to place the leaders and seven members of the opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) in pretrial detention shows blatant disregard for the right to...
View ArticleQ&A: Why the EU-Turkey Migration Deal is No Blueprint
Q&A: Why the EU-Turkey Migration Deal is No Blueprint On March 18, 2016, the European Union signed an agreement with Turkey to stem migration and refugee flows to Greece. In 2015, over 850,000...
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Germany Needs to Pressure Turkey to Stem Post-Coup Abuses
German foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier believes Turkey is at a “crossroads.” “Which direction will the country go?” he asked the German parliament last week. “Towards a firm democracy with a...
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Turkey: Silencing the Media
(Istanbul) – Turkey’s government has all but silenced independent media in an effort to prevent scrutiny or criticism of its ruthless crackdown on perceived enemies, Human Rights Watch said today. The...
View ArticleSilencing Turkey’s Media
SummaryOn the night of July 15, 2016, elements of the Turkish military staged an attempt to overthrow the democratically elected government. According to official figures, at least 241 citizens and...
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Lost Years: Secondary Education for Children in Emergencies
Amin, 18, became a refugee when his family fled Syria for Lebanon five years ago. He has not set foot in school since. With his father unable to get legal status or work, responsibility for supporting...
View ArticleTurkey: Journalists, Writers Face Terrorism, Separatism Charges
(Istanbul) – The prosecution of writers and journalists charged with terrorism and separatism for their association with a newspaper raises serious concerns for freedom of expression in Turkey, Human...
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TurkeyOn July 15, 2016, elements of the military attempted to carry out a coup d’état against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government. The attempted coup...
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Turkey: Alarming Deterioration of Rights
ExpandThe Ankara police headquarters is seen through a car's broken window caused by fighting during a coup attempt in Ankara, Turkey, July 19, 2016.©REUTERS/Baz Ratne (Istanbul) –Turkey’s president...
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Turkey: President Bids for One-Man Rule
ExpandTurkish Parliament convenes to debate on the proposed constitutional changes in Ankara, Turkey, January 12, 2017. REUTERS/Umit Bektas (Istanbul) – Turkey’s parliament is voting on amendments to...
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Syrian Refugee Kids Still Out of School in Turkey
More than 40 percent of Syrian refugee children are still not going to school. That’s according to a new UNICEF report, which says that while Turkey has seen a 50 percent increase in school attendance...
View ArticleLetter to the Members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe20 January 2017Dear Assembly Member,Re: Re: Deterioration of human rights in Turkey requires Parliamentary Assembly’s immediate...
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European Rights Body Misses Chance to Tackle Turkey Crisis
A key function of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe’s is to hold debates on the state of human rights and the rule of law in each of its 47 member countries. Turkey, in the midst of a...
View ArticleThe Erosion of Human Rights Protection Systems
In September 2015, Marem Aliyeva disappeared from her home in southern Russia. She had called the police multiple times to report that her husband was beating her, but to no avail. “We don’t get...
View ArticleHuman Rights Council: With Human Rights under Threat, a Time for Leadership
We share the High Commissioner’s concerns about current threats to human rights values, and to the international framework itself. Whether the Council can rise to these challenges will depend on a...
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Greece: A Year of Suffering for Asylum Seekers
(Athens) – The EU-Turkey deal has trapped thousands of people in abysmal conditions on the Greek islands for the past year, while denying most access to asylum procedures and refugee protection, Human...
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Human Rights Council Should Take Action on Bahrain, the Philippines, and Turkey
Human Rights Watch is deeply concerned about the many serious human rights situations on which this Council has failed to take any meaningful action:ExpandBahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab...
View ArticleSyria: Questions and Answers on ‘Safe Zones’
(Beirut) – Human Rights Watch today released a question-and-answer document on “safe zones” and the armed conflict in Syria. A number of leaders and governments have suggested that creating safe zones...
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Q & A: Safe Zones and the Armed Conflict in Syria
ExpandAn internally displaced Syrian woman walks in the Bab Al-Salam refugee camp, near the Syrian-Turkish border, northern Aleppo province, Syria, December 26, 2016. © 2016 Reuters Recent statements...
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