İHD May-June 2023 Digest
İHD
May-June 2023 Digest
03.05.2023: İHD issued a statement on World Press Freedom Day underlining the need for protecting and ensuring much-needed freedom of expression. https://ihd.org.tr/en/ihd-statement-on-world-press-freedom-day/ 05.05.2023: Front Line Defenders issued an urgent appeal for Saturday Mothers/People who face a new trial for exercising their right to peaceful assembly. https://ihd.org.tr/en/frontline-defenders-urgent-appeal-for-saturday-mothers/ 05.05.2023: Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner Dunja Mijatovic urged Turkish authorities to protect democratic freedoms. https://ihd.org.tr/en/dunja-mijatovic-the-turkish-authorities-must-protect-democratic-freedoms/ 12.05.2023: EuroMed Rights released a statement urging Turkish authorities to ensure free and fair electoral process. https://ihd.org.tr/en/euromed-rights-turkey-must-ensure-free-and-fair-electoral-process/ 15.05.2023: İHD published its interim observation report on the presidential and 28th parliamentary elections. https://ihd.org.tr/en/ihd-interim-observation-report-on-the-presidential-and-28th-parliamentary-elections/ 21.05.2023: İHD released a statement on the 159th anniversary of the Circassian Genocide underlining that genocide is a crime against humanity. https://ihd.org.tr/en/circassian-genocide-on-its-159th-anniversary-genocide-is-a-crime-against-humanity/ 23.05.2023: İHD, Progressive Lawyers Association, Lawyers for Democracy, Lawyers for Freedom, and Social Law issued a joint statement indicating that they would not give in to threats against lawyers and rights defenders. https://ihd.org.tr/en/joint-statement-we-do-not-give-in-to-threats-against-lawyers-and-rights-defenders/ 28.05.2023: İHD published its election observation interim report for the presidential election runoff. https://ihd.org.tr/en/ihd-election-observation-interim-report-for-the-presidential-election-runoff/ 29.05.2023: İHD issued a statement following the elections stating that the message of the election results was a demand for more human rights and democratization. https://ihd.org.tr/en/ihd-statement-what-needs-to-be-done-after-the-elections/ 07.06.2023: İHD published its elections observation report that incorporated the association’s observations and evaluations during and after the elections of 14 May 2023 as well as the presidential runoff. https://ihd.org.tr/en/ihd-elections-observation-report/ 25.06.2023: İHD, Human Rights Foundation of Turkey and Turkish Medical Association’s Human Rights Branch released a joint statement and a report on the occasion of 26 June “International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.” https://ihd.org.tr/en/3335-2/
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