WE ARE AGAINST THE WAR

The media has announced that USA requires soldiers from Turkey to the war in Afghanistan. We…

12th September

Bomb attack in Taksim SquareMilitary Coup of 1980Constitutional Amendments Bomb Attack in Taksim Square Another bomb…

REQUEST FOR URGENT ACTION TO PREVENT TURKISH SECURITY FORCES INTERVENTION

There is a high risk of an intervention by security forces to Kucuk Armutlu in Istanbul…

URGENT APPEAL: Rasim Acar, Detained by Gendarmery at the Entry Point to Sirnak on 8 August 2001

Rasim Acar, Detained by Gendarmery at the Entry Point to Sirnak on 8 August 2001 The…

APPEAL FOR URGENT ACTION: AFRICAN MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES FACE IMMINENT DEATH IN THE BORDER ZONE

The ultimate test of a government's commitment to human rights is the practices and attitudes of…

HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION CELEBRATES ITS 15TH ANNIVERSARY

17 JULY 1986-17 JULY 2001 The year 1985. Families of convicts and prisoners on remand did…

OPEN LETTER to MINISTER of JUSTICE

Ankara, 21 May 2001Mr. Hikmet Sami Türk,Minister of Justice Dear Mr. Türk, We hereby express our…

OPEN LETTER to LORD RUSSEL JOHNSTON

Ankara, 20 May 2001Lord Russell Johnston,Council of EuropePresident of the Parliamentary Assembly Dear Lord Johnston, We…

AN ASSESSMENT OF THE BILL CONCERNING THE AMENDMENT OF ARTICLE 16 OF THE ANTI-TERRORISM ACT

1-The bill envisages the participation of prisoners subject to the provisions of Law no. 3713 in…

BILL AMENDING AN ARTICLE OF THE ANTI-TERROR LAW

Article 1 – The second and third paragraphs of Article 16 of the Anti-terror Law no.…