Political prisoner deaths highlight healthcare crisis in Turkish jails
Tarık Taş, released from Tekirdağ T-Type Closed Prison on 24 August 2024 after 30 years as a political prisoner, died ...
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Structural reforms essential for Turkey’s reconciliation process says prominent human rights defender
Leading human rights lawyer and activist Eren Keskin has delineated the core legal and institutional changes required for an effective ...
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Eren Keskin: Sakine Cansız lived for peace
Twelve years have passed since the assassinations of Sakine Cansız (Sara), Fidan Doğan (Rojbîn), and Leyla Şaylemez (Ronahî). While the ...
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Calls escalate for release of jailed journalists in Turkey, as journalists arrested for protesting
On Wednesday, in İstanbul, two prominent journalism organisations and rights groups gathered at the Human Rights Association (İHD) office to ...
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Turkey’s trustee policy linked to gender inequality, violence in Kurdish-majority areas
State-appointed trustees in Kurdish-majority areas have deepened gender inequality and worsened violence against women, according to a report by Human ...
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Kurdish children bear the brunt of rights violations in Turkey
A report by the Human Rights Association (İHD) in Diyarbakır (Amed) has highlighted the severe impact of Turkey's unresolved Kurdish ...
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Human rights groups demand release of severely ill prisoners in Turkey
Human rights defenders in Turkey are demanding the immediate release of two severely ill political prisoners who require constant medical ...
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Human Rights Association reports over 27,000 detentions in Kurdish cities over nine years
The Human Rights Association (İHD) has reported that more than 27,000 people were detained in Kurdish cities across Turkey between ...
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Ruling party MP called to testify in child murder case in Turkey
Kurdish groups are calling for Galip Ensarioğlu, a ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) MP for Diyarbakır (Amed), to testify ...
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İHD condemns Turkish drone strike as “journalist massacre”, calls for accountability
Turkey’s leading human rights watchdog, the Human Rights Association (İHD), has strongly condemned the recent Turkish drone strike in Sulaymaniyah ...
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