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Seventy-two hate attacks killed 5 people in Turkey in eight months
Seventy-two hate attacks killed 5 people in Turkey in eight months
Among the attacks, 29 targeted refugees and foreign nationals, 13 were directed at Kurds, 12 at LGBTI+s, and seven at ethnic and religious minorities or people expressing religious views, according to a report from the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey.
11 October 2024
Pride Month marked by event bans in Turkey
Pride Month marked by event bans in Turkey
Last month saw 23 LGBTI+ activists detained and various events to celebrate the Pride Month banned.
9 July 2024
Human rights report shows increasing torture against Kurds, LGBTI+s
Human rights report shows increasing torture against Kurds, LGBTI+s
In the last year, 739 individuals from Ankara, Diyarbakır, İstanbul, İzmir, Van, and Cizre personally reported experiencing torture or ill-treatment, while 42 others reported on behalf of relatives, according to the HRFT.
17 June 2024
Increase in torture complaints brought to the attention of the Parliament
Increase in torture complaints brought to the attention of the Parliament
DEVA Party Istanbul MP Yeneroğlu stated that there was a 22 percent increase in the submissions received by the Human Rights Foundation in 2022 related to torture compared to the previous year.
1 September 2023
Reports of torture, ill-treatment rise in 2022, says rights group
Reports of torture, ill-treatment rise in 2022, says rights group
The Human Rights Foundation of Turkey has released its annual report on torture and ill-treatment based on the submissions received by the organization.
28 August 2023
Rights violations and event bans during Pride Month
Rights violations and event bans during Pride Month
The HRFT has documented some of the bans on Pride Month events across Turkey.
28 June 2023
UN's İstanbul Protocol on effective investigation and documentation of torture now in Turkish
UN's İstanbul Protocol on effective investigation and documentation of torture now in Turkish
The Human Rights Foundation of Turkey introduced the Turkish translation of the UN protocol at an international event in İstanbul. bianet interviewed the participants.
13 June 2023 Ayça Söylemez
Preventing aid deliveries, detaining journalists: Rights group documents violations after quakes
Preventing aid deliveries, detaining journalists: Rights group documents violations after quakes
The authorities prevented aid deliveries in at least 20 cases, 17 people were subjected to torture and 11 journalists were hindered by law enforcement officers, according to the TİHV.
3 March 2023
Rights groups announce new project for children's mother tongue rights
Rights groups announce new project for children's mother tongue rights
The project aims to monitor children's access to the right to mother tongue education and cultural rights.
11 November 2022
TİHV: 221 years of imprisonment for rights advocates in four months
TİHV: 221 years of imprisonment for rights advocates in four months
According to the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey, 23 human rights defenders were sentenced to 1 aggravated life sentence and 211 years 4 months, and 10 days in prison in the first four months of 2022.
6 June 2022
‘People tortured in Turkey from age 5 to 76’
HRFT TREATMENT CENTERS REPORT
‘People tortured in Turkey from age 5 to 76’
According to HRFT Treatment Centers 2021 report, the Foundation has received the highest number of applications last year since its establishment in 1990. A five-year-old child also complained about torture in 2021.
30 May 2022
Human rights groups in Turkey call for an end to Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Human rights groups in Turkey call for an end to Russia's invasion of Ukraine
"War is not just about maps and explosion footage. War is death, migration, starvation, torture and oppression," the İHD and the TİHV have said in a joint statement.
25 February 2022
TİHV: At least 18 people killed in armored vehicle crashes in four years
TİHV: At least 18 people killed in armored vehicle crashes in four years
Most recently, 23-year-old man lost his life after being hit by an armored vehicle in the southeastern Şırnak province.
28 January 2022
TİHV: 833 rights advocates subjected to legal harassment in four months
TİHV: 833 rights advocates subjected to legal harassment in four months
The pressures on human rights advocates weaken the legitimacy of advocacy in the eyes of the public, says the foundation.
20 January 2022
Kazakhstan protests: TİHV calls for an end to rights violations
Kazakhstan protests: TİHV calls for an end to rights violations
Turkey has announced sport for the government of Kazakhstan as the protests have been continuing for 10 days.
12 January 2022
Journalist threatened after reporting on alleged child abuse by security officers in Van
Journalist threatened after reporting on alleged child abuse by security officers in Van
"Children who are victims of abuse are seen as 'terrorists' while the perpetrators present themselves as 'patriots' and wear the armor of impunity," a lawyer has said.
11 January 2022
Rights groups call for unconditional release of arrested Boğaziçi University students
AHEAD OF FIRST HEARING
Rights groups call for unconditional release of arrested Boğaziçi University students
Ahead of their first hearing on January 7, four rights organizations have made a joint statement calling for the unconditional release of Berke Gök and Perit Özen, who have been arrested after protesting the appointed rector of Boğaziçi University.
6 January 2022
Criminal complaint against ministers over deaths, rights violations during pandemic
Criminal complaint against ministers over deaths, rights violations during pandemic
On Human Rights Day, four labor and rights organizations filed a complaint against Health Minister Koca and Minister of Labor Bilgin over the death of more than 200 thousand people and violations of right to life and health during the pandemic.
10 December 2021
Human Rights Day | ‘We see, we don’t stay silent, we struggle’
RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS
Human Rights Day | ‘We see, we don’t stay silent, we struggle’
The TİHV-HRFT and İHD: “Turkey is going through one of the gravest economic crises of the last 40 years. Poverty, precarity and disorganization have been aggravated by state of emergency practices. This picture has taken on a graver look with the pandemic.”
10 December 2021
'Thirty-nine percent of Academics for Peace don't have a full-time job'
TİHV REPORT
'Thirty-nine percent of Academics for Peace don't have a full-time job'
The State of Emergency Commission is committing a crime by continuing the "de facto punishment" of the academics despite the Constitutional Court ruling, the TİHV has stated.
19 November 2021
'Authorities try to deport the ones exposed to violations of rights'
REPORT ON RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
'Authorities try to deport the ones exposed to violations of rights'
Speaking about the detention of CHP members distributing the party's leaflets, Üsterci says, "It is very important in terms of showing how narrow the public/political space in the country is and the extent the ruling power's tutelage over politics has reached."
10 November 2021
Terror propaganda, insulting president most common charges in 'silencing criticism'
Terror propaganda, insulting president most common charges in 'silencing criticism'
The Human Right Foundation of Turkey has documented the violations of freedom of expression between 2015 and 2019.
26 October 2021
Detained during assistant physicians’ protest in Van, Yaviç and Çiçek released
RÜMEYSA ŞEN COMMEMORATED
Detained during assistant physicians’ protest in Van, Yaviç and Çiçek released
Van-Hakkari Medical Chamber Chair Hüseyin Yaviç and Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV-HRFT) Representative Sevim Çiçek were taken into custody when they wanted to make a press statement about the death of Dr. Şen.
26 October 2021
TİHV-HRFT calls for solidarity ahead of ‘Özgür Gündem’ retrial
HEARING ON SEPTEMBER 30
TİHV-HRFT calls for solidarity ahead of ‘Özgür Gündem’ retrial
Put on trial for being editors-in-chief on watch for Özgür Gündem newspaper and with their acquittal overturned by the appeals court, Korur-Fincancı, Önderoğlu and Nesin will once again appear before the judge on September 30.
28 September 2021
1,098 detentions, 33 arrests, 909,000 lira of fines in six months
1,098 detentions, 33 arrests, 909,000 lira of fines in six months
Human rights defenders who oppose arbitrary restrictions of rights and freedoms have faced detentions, arrests, torture and investigations, says the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey.
21 September 2021
‘Police interventions against peaceful meetings, demonstrations continued in August’
İHD-TİHV REPORT
‘Police interventions against peaceful meetings, demonstrations continued in August’
Prepared by the Human Rights Association and Human Rights Foundation of Turkey, a recent report shows that “there was no positive change in the violations happening in terms of freedom of expression, meeting and organization in August.”
20 September 2021
16 deaths caused by security forces’ vehicles in 3.5 years
16 deaths caused by security forces’ vehicles in 3.5 years
According to the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey, 16 people, including nine children and a person with disabilities, lost their lives by being run over by the vehicles of security forces and public institutions from January 1, 2018 to September 10, 2021.
10 September 2021
‘Freedom of association violated for 5,498 times in Turkey in 5 years’
TİHV-HRFT FACT SHEET
‘Freedom of association violated for 5,498 times in Turkey in 5 years’
The Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV-HRFT) Academy has released a fact sheet covering the years of 2015-2019 based on the daily reports on violations of rights prepared by the TİHV-HRFT Documentation Center.
4 August 2021
‘Police violence has become a part of daily life in Turkey’
REPORT BY 3 RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS
‘Police violence has become a part of daily life in Turkey’
Speaking at the online meeting of the İHD, TİHV-HRFT and Initiative for Freedom of Expression, Üsterci said, “Restrictions, bans and interventions against the right to freedom of expression and meeting and demonstration continued at full speed in June.”
13 July 2021
‘People tortured in Turkey from age 5 to 70’
TİHV-HRFT REPORT
‘People tortured in Turkey from age 5 to 70’
According to the annual report of the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey Treatment and Rehabilitation Center, the age of the ones who complained about being subjected to torture and ill treatment ranged from 5 to 70 in 2020.
12 July 2021
‘At least 3 thousand 291 people’s right to life violated in Turkey in 2020’
TİHV REPORT
‘At least 3 thousand 291 people’s right to life violated in Turkey in 2020’
According to the annual report of the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV), at least 2 thousand 427 people, including 68 children and at least 101 refugees/ migrants, lost their lives in occupational homicides in Turkey in 2020.
24 June 2021
Rights organizations call for an end to hate speech against the opposition
ATTACK ON HDP IN İZMİR
Rights organizations call for an end to hate speech against the opposition
The Human Rights Association (İHD) and Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV) have released a joint statement about the armed attack targeting the HDP İzmir office and claiming the life of HDP worker Deniz Poyraz.
17 June 2021
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