Month: June 2024
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Serife Sulukan: a disabled teacher in prison
Serife Sulukan was put in prison on 3rd May 2022 for 6 years and 3 months. The reasons include: working as an insured physics teacher at a school associated with Gulen Movement (GM), sending her kid to attend the same school associated with Gulen Movement, and allegedly using the app ByLock that was found on…
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Europe Annual Penal Statistics and Evaluation in Terms of Human Rights
SPACE (Statistiques Pénales Annuelles du Conseil de l’Europe) – Council of Europe Annual Penal Statistics is a comprehensive data collection initiative that provides detailed statistical insights into the penal systems of member states of the Council of Europe. Established in 1983, SPACE aims to facilitate comparative analysis and policy development by collecting, analyzing, and disseminating…
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The rise of a hostile environment for the LGBTI+ community in Albania
Civil Rights Defenders recently reported a statement about increasing hate speech toward the LGBTI+ community in Albania, alongside 46 organisations that signed the statement. Albania’s 2016-2020 action plan for LGBTI+ people has not been succeeded, according to Amnesty International’s 2023 report. The legal discriminations that same-sex partners face still exist. While the statistics show that…
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75-year-old mother arrested for legally sending money into prison in Turkiye
75-year-old mother Hatice Yildiz is sentenced to 4 years and 2 months for sending pocket money to her daughter and daughter’s friend in prison through legal ways. As her charge for “providing finance for a terrorist organisation” was confirmed, the police went to arrest her on 23rd March 2024. Her medical conditions include hypertension, lumbar…
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Freedom Activist Huda Kaya unlawfully detained, again
Last update: An additional indictment was presented for Huda Kaya and 4 other people on the Kobani trial (Serpil Kemalbay, Fatma Kurtulan, Garo Paylan and Pero Dundar) while the others on the trial resulted. While some have been freed, the most charges were given to Selahattin Demirtas with 42 years in which the European Court…
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Critical Need for Action: Human Rights Violations in Guinea
Members of the security forces enjoy almost total impunity for the excessive use of force and other human rights abuses. With occasional exceptions, the government does not sufficiently investigate, prosecute, or punish government officials who committed abuses, either in the security forces or in other parts of government. Interference with the freedom of peaceful assembly;…
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Urgent Call to Decriminalize Abortion and Protect Women’s Rights in Morocco
The ruling on abortions in Morocco has been a long-standing multifaceted issue. Initially, abortion was entirely criminalized unless the mother’s life was in danger by article 453 of the Moroccan penal code which left Moroccan women to resort to unsafe, illegal abortion practices. Abortions under other circumstances attract penalties of up to two years for…
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83 years old woman Makbule Ozer was sent to prison for the second time, after she was found unwell in the first time
Makbule Ozer, 83-year-old woman living in predominantly Kurdish, Southeast region of Turkiye was arrested in April 2024. She was charged for being a member or a terrorist organisation, and “willingly aiding a terrorist or a terrorist organisation”. This refers to an occasion when someone was brought to her house for help that was later found…
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China’s Forced Relocation Policy on Tibetans
China’s forced relocation policy on Tibetans has raised serious concerns regarding human rights violations. Chinese government officials have been using extreme pressure and coercion to relocate rural Tibetans to new locations, often hundreds of kilometers away. Despite claiming that the relocations are voluntary, official media reports contradict this claim. Residents who refuse to move face…