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Fethullah Gülen’s Message for Human Rights Day
Fethullah Gülen
December 11, 2021
Fethullah Gülen’s Message for Human Rights Day
An Islamic scholar, preacher and social advocate Fethullah Gülen released a statement saying: “Today is World Human Rights Day, the…
Turkey’s new terrorism financing law is used to criminalize activities of human rights groups, says LGBTQ+ activist
Turkey
October 30, 2021
Turkey’s new terrorism financing law is used to criminalize activities of human rights groups, says LGBTQ+ activist
Turkey’s new terrorism financing law, which entered into force on December 31, 2020, has been used to criminalize the activities…
Turkish soldiers beat, push Afghan asylum seekers back to Iran: Human Rights Watch
Turkey
October 16, 2021
Turkish soldiers beat, push Afghan asylum seekers back to Iran: Human Rights Watch
Turkish authorities are summarily pushing Afghan asylum seekers crossing into the country from Iran back to Iran, denying them the…
Humanitarian relief, climate change, COVID to be discussed at JWF’s UN conference
Turkey
September 22, 2021
Humanitarian relief, climate change, COVID to be discussed at JWF’s UN conference
The virtual UNGA Conference 2021: Transforming Our World, organized by the New York-based Journalists and Writers Foundation (JWF) and its…
HRW says time to focus on human rights in EU’s Turkey agenda
Turkey
March 31, 2021
HRW says time to focus on human rights in EU’s Turkey agenda
Philippe Dam, advocacy director of the Human Rights Watch for Europe and Central Asia division, has called on the EU…
Turkey’s Human Rights Action Plan: “Makeup on a bedridden patient” – Expression Interrupted
Turkey
March 13, 2021
Turkey’s Human Rights Action Plan: “Makeup on a bedridden patient” – Expression Interrupted
The pressure on dissidents in Turkey has spiked up in the aftermath of the2016 failed coup attempt. The country became…
Turkey’s human rights record makes rapprochement with West ‘impossible’
Turkey
March 13, 2021
Turkey’s human rights record makes rapprochement with West ‘impossible’
Turkey’s poor human rights record makes a rapprochement with the West impossible, Simon A. Waldman, an associate fellow at the…
183 members of Congress call on US government to address human rights abuses in Turkey
World
March 2, 2021
183 members of Congress call on US government to address human rights abuses in Turkey
A bipartisan group of 183 US lawmakers sent a letter on February 26 to Secretary of State Antony Blinken calling…
US senators urge Biden administration to press Turkey on human rights record in bipartisan letter
World
February 10, 2021
US senators urge Biden administration to press Turkey on human rights record in bipartisan letter
US Senators Ron Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon, and Florida Republican Marco Rubio, today urged the new Biden administration to…
Turkey not fully compliant with human trafficking prevention standards – U.S. report
World
June 27, 2020
Turkey not fully compliant with human trafficking prevention standards – U.S. report
The Turkish government did not fully comply with minimum standards in the prevention of trafficking, but made significant efforts to…