Turkey
The authoritarian and highly centralized presidential government of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has set back Turkey’s human rights record by decades, targeting perceived government critics and political opponents, profoundly undermining the independence of the judiciary, and hollowing out democratic institutions. Turkey has withdrawn from the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (the Istanbul Convention) and is subject to a Council of Europe infringement procedure for its failure to implement a judgment of the European Court of Human Rights ordering the release of jailed human rights defender Osman Kavala. Turkey hosts 3.7 million Syrian refugees and asylum seekers from Afghanistan and other countries.
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Turkey: Mass Arrests, Anti-LGBT Violence at Pride
Respect Free Expression, Assembly; Stop Crackdown on LGBT Rights Activists
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Turkey Fails to Enforce Court Orders Leaving Women Vulnerable to Abuse
HRW Submission - CEDAW 82nd Session
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Turkey: End Abuse of Criminal Proceedings Against Selahattin Demirtaş
Joint Submission to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
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Turkey Fails Domestic Violence Victims
Urgent Action Needed to Enforce Protective Measures, Ensure Accountability
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Interview: How Turkey’s Failure to Protect Women Can Cost Them Their Lives
Authorities Need To Act To Prevent Femicides
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Turkey: Life Sentence for Rights Defender Osman Kavala
Kavala, 7 Co-Defendants Convicted; Outrageous Miscarriage of Justice
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Turkey: Don’t Transfer Khashoggi Trial to Saudi Arabia
Would Squander Chances of Justice for Brutal, State-Sponsored Murder
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Turkey: Human Rights Defender on Trial
Co-chair of Country’s Oldest Rights Group Faces Terrorism Prosecution
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Turkey: Council of Europe Votes for Infringement Process
Sanction Sought for Ankara’s Refusal to Release Rights Defender Osman Kavala
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