Month: October 2023
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The UK Government’s Controversial Plan to Send Asylum Seekers to Rwanda
Introduction: The United Kingdom government has faced significant criticism for its plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda as part of an asylum partnership arrangement. This controversial scheme has been met with widespread opposition from human rights groups, politicians, and international organizations. The plan has been declared unlawful by the UK Court of Appeal, and…
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In Defense of Freedom of Expression: The Aida Ćorović Case
On October 3, 2023, Serbian activist Aida Ćorović faced a conviction and a fine for a protest incident that occurred on November 9, 2021. During a peaceful protest against fascism and antisemitism, Aida Ćorović threw eggs at a graffiti image of Ratko Mladić, a convicted war criminal in Belgrade. Rights Defenders strongly condemns this conviction…
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Forced disappearances in Turkey
The human rights violations have been taking place in Turkey against a large number of innocent people. The situation is extremely alarming and requires the attention of the international community to bring an end to this humanitarian crisis. There are wide range of human rights violations, such as extrajudicial killings, forced disappearances, arbitrary arrests, torture,…
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MS diagnosed ex-pilot has been in prison for 6 years
The rule of law and respect for human rights are increasingly severely undermined and restricted in Turkey, The rule of law is a cornerstone of ensuring respect for and protecting human rights. The people in Turkey are facing serious problems in their everyday lives. There are threats to all human rights: individual freedoms are cramped,…
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Ex-officer is struggling to live in prison
Mustafa Ozcan Cay, a former staff colonel convicted on coup charges, was denied release from prison by Turkey’s Constitutional Court despite his inability to perform even the most basic tasks such as eating, drinking and using the bathroom without assistance due to advanced stage multiple sclerosis (MS). Cay served in various national and NATO posts.…
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Journalists were detained
T24 editor Sibel Yüksekler, Mezopotamya Agency reporters Delal Akyüz and Fırat Can Arslan, Bianet editor Evrim Kepenek and Evrim Deniz were detained during a police raid on their homes. The journalists were detained on the grounds that they “shared a social media message regarding the new positions of the married judge and prosecutor in Diyarbakır”…
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A local journalist was beaten by law enforcement officers
A police officer and a municipality employee were arrested in connection with the beating of Sinan Aygül, who works as a local journalist in the Tatvan district of Bitlis and wrote about the allegations of irregularities in the municipality, on 17.06.2023. Article 10 1. : “Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right…
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A disabled physics teacher is still in prison in Turkiye
Serife Sulukan is a physics teacher who was sentenced to 6 years and 3 months in prison for working in one of the institutions that were closed by the Decree Laws issued in Turkey after July 15, 2016. Sulukan, who is also a mother of 2 children, is an 89% disabled individual. Sulukan, who has…