Turkey
Turkey has been experiencing a deepening human rights crisis over the past four years with a dramatic erosion of its rule of law and democracy framework. Executive control and political influence over the judiciary in Turkey has led to courts systematically accepting bogus indictments, detaining and convicting individuals and groups the Erdoğan government regards as political opponents, despite lack of evidence of criminal activity. Among these are journalists, opposition politicians, activists and human rights defenders. Turkey hosts 3.7 million Syrian refugees as well as asylum seekers from Afghanistan and other countries.
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Press FreedomThe following statement was issued by 11 organizations, including Human Rights Watch, following their visit to Turkey on October 6-9, 2020 to meet with journalists, officials, and others to assess the conditions for media freedom in Turkey.Turkey: Press Freedom Under Attack
October 14, 2020
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Turkey: Enforced Disappearances, Torture
Investigate Disappearances; End Threats to Detainee and His Family
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Turkey: COVID-19 Puts Sick Prisoners at Grave Risk
Offer Most Vulnerable Inmates Alternatives to Prison
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Turkey: Turkmen Activist Faces Deportation
Dursoltan Taganova Risks Arbitrary Detention, Torture if Returned Home
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Turkey: Politicians and Activists Detained
Government Uses 2014 Protests as Pretext for Political Crackdown
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Adoption of the outcome of the Universal Periodic Review of Turkey
Item 6 – 45th session of the UN Human Rights Council
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Turkey: Lawyers Arrested in Terror Probe
Abusive Mass Arrests Damage Rule of Law, Expose Detainees to Covid-19 Risk
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Turkey: Release Osman Kavala
Authorities Should Comply with Council of Europe Order to Free Human Rights Defender
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Turkey: Social Media Law Will Increase Censorship
Parliament Should Reject it; Social Media Firms Should Oppose It
