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.…

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…

Open Letter to Public Opinion

We regard death penalty as an attack against the right to life and as a crime…

The HRA’s Proposal for a solution of the Isolation Problem

"…the de facto isolation system currently in operation is not acceptable and must be ended quickly."(Letter…