Civil society in Turkey advocates right to hope amid Kurdish peace talks
Over 30 civil society organisations and bar associations in Turkey have called for urgent legal reforms to recognise the “right ...
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Daily News : 07 February 2025
07/02/2025 – #DailyNews – #MedyaNews 📍The International Press Institute and over 30 other press freedom and human rights ...
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15 February global march uniting Kurds and their allies for the liberation of Öcalan
In response to the arrest and extradition of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan to Turkey on 15 February 1999, and as ...
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Turkey’s rights leaders support bill allowing conditional release for life-sentenced prisoners
Human rights advocates and lawmakers in Turkey are calling for reforms to end the no-parole policy for life-sentenced prisoners. A ...
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PACE officials urge stronger action on Turkey’s human rights record
A delegation from the Peoples' Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party held a series of high-level meetings with key Council of ...
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Council of Europe delegation releases report of Turkey visit, Öcalan’s lawyer speaks out
İbrahim Bilmez, lawyer for imprisoned Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Öcalan, took part in a press conference at the ...
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Öcalan’s case central as Council of Europe demands Turkey reform life sentence laws
The Council of Europe (CoE) has urged Turkey to implement crucial reforms to its legal system, which currently does not ...
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Kurdish leader Öcalan’s Right to Hope assessed in Strasbourg
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers convened on 17 September in Strasbourg for a three-day meeting focusing on critical ...
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