İHD July-August 2020 Digest

İHD

JULY-AUGUST 2020 Digest

 

01.07.2020: The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders issued an urgent appeal about multiple arbitrary detentions in Diyarbakır.

https://ihd.org.tr/en/obs-urgent-appeal-multiple-arbitrary-detentions-in-diyarbakir/

 

The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders issued an urgent appeal about the arbitrary detention of women’s rights defender Ms Sevil Rojbin in Turkey.

https://ihd.org.tr/en/obs-urgent-appeal-inhuman-treatment-and-arbitrary-detention-of-ms-sevil-rojbin/

 

03.07.2020: Human rights organizations released a press statement condemning the unlawful Büyükada convictions.

https://ihd.org.tr/en/joint-press-statement-on-the-buyukada-convictions/

 

07.07.2020: The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders issued an urgent appeal about the conviction of Messrs. Taner Kılıç, Günal Kurşun, Özlem Dalkıran, and İdil Eser at the Büyükada Trial.

https://ihd.org.tr/en/obs-urgent-appeal-human-rights-defenders-convicted-in-turkey/

 

FIDH and its member organizations issued a statement against anti-black racisim in the USA and globally.

https://ihd.org.tr/en/fidh-now-is-the-time-for-action-to-fight-systemic-racism-in-the-usa-and-globally/

 

24.07.2020: The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders issued an urgent appeal about the ongoing arbitrary detention of women’s rights defenders in Turkey.

https://ihd.org.tr/en/obs-urgent-appeal-arbitrary-detention-of-womens-rights-defenders/

 

29.07.2020: OBS and İHD issued a joint report titled “A Perpetual Emergency: Attacks on Freedom of Assembly in Turkey and Repercussions for Civil Society” that provides a snapshot of the situation in which CSOs and HRDs operate, documenting major trends and restrictions on freedom of assembly and association.

https://ihd.org.tr/en/a-perpetual-emergency-attacks-on-freedom-of-assembly-in-turkey-and-repercussions-for-civil-society/

 

29.07.2020: İHD issued a comprehensive special report on human rights advocacy in Turkey and repressive policies against İHD.

https://ihd.org.tr/en/ihd-special-report-on-human-rights-advocacy-and-repressive-policies-against-ihd/

 

İHD issued a statement on the restart of armed conflict after the fall of the peace and resolution process in Turkey.

https://ihd.org.tr/en/ihd-statement-on-the-restart-of-armed-conflict/

 

28.08.2020: FIDH issued a statement on lawyer Ebru Timtik’s death in custody after 238 days of hunger strike holding the Turkish authorities responsible for her death.

https://ihd.org.tr/en/fidh-authorities-are-responsible-for-ebru-timtiks-death-in-custody/