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Almost six years after they were first detained, the former chair and former Director of Amnesty International Türkiye and two other human rights defenders must be acquitted of the absurd charges they are facing, said Amnesty International ahead of their hearing, which resumes tomorrow in Istanbul. The first instance court hearing of Taner Kılıç, İdil Eser, […]
Human rights protection must be upheld following the catastrophic earthquakes that devastated southeastern Türkiye and northern Syria on 6 February and again on 20 February, Amnesty International said today in a new publication outlining human rights concerns and obligations of the authorities. “The humanitarian crises resulting from these catastrophic earthquakes have led to a worsening […]
Students must be allowed to hold their annual Pride march at Ankara’s Middle East Technical University (METU), said Amnesty International ahead of tomorrow’s planned Pride event, which has been banned by the university. An official email was sent to all students ahead of the march, stating that the Pride event is not authorized, that it […]
Ahead of the fifth, and possibly final, hearing in the trial of human rights defender Osman Kavala and seven other defendants on 21 March, Amnesty International is calling for their acquittal and Kavala’s immediate release. In his final opinion, the prosecutor requested that Osman Kavala and Mücella Yapıcı one of his co-defendants, who served […]