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Turkish authorities take legal action against IHD and association chair

Turkish authorities have taken legal action against the Human Rights Association (İHD), an NGO monitoring human rights violations in Turkey since 1986, and its...

NBA center to become US citizen, change name to Enes Kanter Freedom

NBA player Enes Kanter, an outspoken critic of human rights violations in Turkey and China's treatment of Uyghurs, will adopt “Freedom” as his surname...

Turkey is no longer a state of law, Rebecca Harms says

Former Green member of the European Parliament Rebecca Harms has said it is no longer possible to call Turkey a country that adheres to...

Turkey changes prison regulation to replace ‘strip-search’ with ‘detailed search’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has made changes to a 2020 regulation on the execution of searches in Turkey’s prisons and detention centers, replacing...

I was electrocuted, beaten and made impotent, sexual torture victim says

Ayhan Demir, 45, said he was made impotent as a result of the sexual torture and electrocution he was subjected to during his detention...

Rights defenders in Turkey face unrelenting pressure from gov’t: report

Human rights defenders in Turkey have been under unrelenting pressure, with 1,098 taken into custody and 33 arrested between March 1 and August 31,...

404 people tortured, 10 people abducted in Turkey in 2020: TİHV

Four hundred four people were tortured and 10 were abducted in Turkey last year, according to an annual report released by the Human Rights Foundation...

Deterioration of human rights continued in Turkey in 2020: EU rights report

An annual report by the EU External Action Service (EEAS) on human rights and democracy in the world has revealed that the deterioration of human...

EU should make human rights core in agenda with Turkey: HRW

Philippe Dam, advocacy director for Human Rights Watch Europe and Central Asia division, has called on EU officials to send a clear message to...

UN calls on Turkey to stop misuse of terrorism law to detain rights defenders

The UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders on Wednesday called on Turkey to release imprisoned human rights defenders and stop using...

Turkey’s rights foundation details widespread violations against activists in 2020

Infographics released on the website of the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV) have revealed widespread rights violations suffered by human rights activists in...

Justice minister draws criticism, ridicule after praising Turkey’s human rights track record

Turkish Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gül has been the subject of criticism and ridicule on social media since he praised Turkey’s human rights track record...

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