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Review of Turkey’s Human Rights Record
Regarding the UN Human Rights Committee Review Session in Geneva, November 2024 The UN Human Rights Committee reviewed Turkey’s human
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Natalya Filonova
Natalya Filonova is a 61-year-old pensioner and a dedicated veteran human rights activist and journalist who has been advocating for
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Exile and Resistance: The Trial and Punishment of Sergei Lukashevsky
Sergei Lukashevsky, a prominent Russian human rights advocate and director of the Sakharov Center in Moscow, was sentenced in absentia
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Democracy on Trial: The Harsh Sentences of Hong Kong’s 45 Advocates
In a landmark case under Hong Kong’s controversial National Security Law, 45 pro-democracy figures were convicted on November 19, 2024,
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Lawyer Dilek Ekmekci is facing Judicial Repression in Türkiye
Dilek Ekmekci, a Turkish criminal lawyer, has been arrested in Türkiye. Since 2020, she has been working on the sexual
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Abduction and Forced Return of Turkish Asylum Seekers from Kenya
On October 18, 2024, seven Turkish asylum seekers were abducted in Nairobi, Kenya by unidentified individuals. The people kidnapped were
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Trial of the Girls – Weaponising Terrorist-Defence Laws Against Children
On September the 23rd 2024, the highly controversial trial of 15 minors (aged 13-17) began in Turkiye. The charges, like
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Stuck Between Death and Displacement: The Human Tragedy in Gaza
The ongoing conflict in Gaza has plunged the region into an unprecedented humanitarian crisis, where the specter of death looms
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Ikram Nurmehmet: The Resilient Voice of Uyghur Cinema
Ikram Nurmehmet, an Uyghur filmmaker, has become a symbol of the human rights violations faced by the Uyghur community in
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Yavuz Ekinci: A Writer on Trial for his Fiction Novel in Türkiye
Yavuz Ekinci, a Kurdish writer and a teacher with over 10 books, more than 5 awards for his contributions, and
