Memorandum to the Turkish Government on Human Rights Watchs
Concerns with Regard to Academic Freedom in Higher Education, and Access to
Higher Education for Women who Wear the Headscarf
Human Rights Watch Briefing Paper (Printer Friendly PDF, 42 pages) [Turkish Translation]
June 29, 2004
Summary
Institutional
Autonomy
Headscarf Ban
Developments
in May 2004
Human Rights
Watchs Concerns with Regard to Academic Freedom in Higher Education, and Access to Higher Education for Women who Wear the Headscarf
Academic
Freedom in Higher Education
Academic
Freedom Under International Law
Regulatory
Framework of Academic Freedom Under the Turkish Constitution and Law
Impact on
free expression and opinion
Impact on
institutional autonomy
Assessment of
the Draft Laws on Higher Education
Recommendations on Academic Freedom
Access to
Higher Education for Women who Wear the Headscarf
The History
of the Headscarf Ban and Its Impact On Students and Teachers In Turkey
Impact of the
headscarf ban on students
Impact of the
headscarf ban on university staff
Turkeys
Headscarf Ban and International Law
Secular Fears
and the States Failure to Protect Women
Impact of the
Draft Law on the Headscarf Issue
Steps to
Improve the Draft Law With Respect to the Headscarf Issue: Consultation and a
Rights-Based Program
Recommendations
Concerning Removal of the Headscarf Ban