children's rights

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School Principle Beats And Injures 12 Students

A school principle beats up 12 students for not cleaning the school garden by hitting their hands with a big pair of compasses. The students are hospitalized and the principle is suspended until the investigation is completed.

15 May 2008 Tolga Korkut

Compulsory Religious Education is Hypocritical Violation of Rights

Constitutional law expert Gürcan has criticised the continuing obligation of school children to attend Religious Education classes and has described the attitude of the AKP as hypocritical.

11 March 2008 Tolga Korkut

Iraqi Psychiatrist Ali: Iraq’s Future is Wounded

Iraqi Psychiatrist Ali: Iraq’s Future is Wounded

According to Ali, the whole of Iraqi society, but especially the children, bear psychological scars from witnessing violence and death every day: “Iraq needs psychological help, too.”

4 March 2008 Tolga Korkut

Displaced Children Regain Confidence

Children forcibly displaced by the armed conflict in the southeast of Turkey have found a ray of hope with the Basak Foundation.

28 February 2008 Gökçe Gündüç

UNICEF: Two in Ten People in Turkey Marry Underage

The new UNICEF report on the state of children in the world shows positive developments in child mortality and average life expectancy. However, too many children are still deprived of education or forced to marry underage.

24 January 2008 Gökçe Gündüç

A BIA Approach to Rights Reporting

4 New Books Released

A BIA Approach to Rights Reporting

BIA launches a four volume series on rights reporting. Introduced to media professionals in the weekend the series is the outcome of training workshops for journalists and rights activists and focuses on a rights approach to reporting.

22 January 2008 Gökçe Gündüç,Emine Özcan

Solve the Problem of Street Children

Kulca, president of the Hope Children’s Association, spoke on Yön Radio: “The problem of children being pushed into the streets could be solved within a year.”

16 January 2008 Emel Kılıç

"Büyükanit Spreads Militarism Among Children"

Chief of Staff under criticism

"Büyükanit Spreads Militarism Among Children"

Turkey's military chief General Yasar Büyükanit faces criticism by psychologists and peace activists for publicising of a group of children who painted an image of a Turkish flag from their own blood.

13 January 2008 Gökçe Gündüç

"The Government Could Prevent Child Marriage"

Lawyer Asma claims that the judiciary does not protect exploited children, but their families: "The family who forced their child to marry should have been tried under Article 233; the punishment was insufficient."

10 January 2008 Gökçe Gündüç

Not Enough Children's Rights in 2007

Not Enough Children's Rights in 2007

There have been some developments in children's rights in 2007, but more needs to be done. Turkey still does not have a comprehensive policy on children.

1 January 2008 Seda Akço

“I Want Hope in 2008”

“I Want Hope in 2008”

A primary school student, Deniz Türkeş, who is a contributor to the children's magazine Minus 18 (Eksi 18) joined bianet's year-end investigation and evaluated the year 2007 for us.

1 January 2008 Deniz Türkeş

Foundation Investigates Human Rights in School Books

The History Foundation is aiming to scan the books prepared for the new curriculum in a repetition of its 2002-2004 "Human Rights in School Books" project.

28 December 2007 Gökçe Gündüç

UNICEF: 75,000 Children in Camps in Iraq

According to UNICEF, millions of children have been affected by the ongoing war in Iraq, suffering from malnutrition, illnesses, interrupted education and displacement.

25 December 2007 Erhan Üstündağ

Seasonal Labour Affects Children’s Schooling

A study by the Egitim-Sen trade union has found that one out of five children starts school late in areas where seasonal labour is common.

19 December 2007 Gökçe Gündüç

Family Says "Cover", School Says "Take off the Headscarf"

As the government, the opposition and families continue to struggle for power over children's bodies, education expert Aydoganoglu warns that the children's self-confidence is destroyed.

19 December 2007 Gökçe Gündüç

Mothertongue a Right not a Threat

Still perceived as a threat by the army and others, education in one's mothertongue is the right of children and benefits their development.

26 September 2007 Erhan Üstündağ

In Some Schools No Teacher, in Some No Students

In Some Schools No Teacher, in Some No Students

In Sanliurfa Province, many children are still working in the fields; some schools have not received teachers.

25 September 2007 Erhan Üstündağ

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