LETTER TO FOREIGNERS WHO COME TO VISIT TO DIYARBAKIR

Since 1988, the Diyarbakir Branch of the Human Rights Association has stood with those who have…

THE OBSERVATORY: TURKEY: ONGOING ARBITRARY DETENTION OF MS. FILIZ KALAYCI

New information TUR 001 / 0509 / OBS 070.2 Ongoing arbitrary detention / Judicial harassment Turkey…

WHY AREN’T THOSE WHO KILLED CEYLAN BEING INVESTIGATED?

On 28 September 2009 at 11:30, 12 year-old Ceylan Önkol lost her life as a result…

WE CONDEMN THE GUN ATTACK TO MR. SULEYMAN CELEBI, PRESIDENT OF THE CONFEDERATION OF PROGRESSIVE TRADE UNIONS (DISK)

We condemn the gun attack that the DISK President Süleyman Çelebi subjected to in his workroom…

TURKEY IS GOING AWAY FROM THE PRINCIPLE OF THE RULE OF LAW RATHER THAN GETTING CLOSER TO IT

The Criminal General Council of the Supreme Court (Yargıtay Ceza Genel Kurulu) has decided there is…

WE SHARE THE GRIEF WITH FAMILIES OF SOLDIERS WHO DIED

The incident caused death of four soldiers that happened in Hakkari on 30 August 2009 made…

THE SUSPENSION OF GUNLUK NEWSPAPER IS AN ACTION AGAINST FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION!

Gunluk (Daily) Newspaper was suspended 29th times. The decision of suspension shows what is or is…

WE DENOUNCE ATTACKS ON THE FREEDOM OF THE PRESS

If one wants to measure what stage the standards of democracy, freedom of thought, expression and…

URGENT APPEAL – THE OBSERVATORY-CEMAL BEKTAS

TUR 002 / 0809 / OBS 119 Sentencing / Judicial harassment Turkey August 20, 2009  …

OPEN LETTER TO MR. RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

OPEN LETTER TO MR. RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY   Geneva-Paris,…