Published by OHCHR 10 May 2016 GENEVA (10 May 2016) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein said Tuesday that he had received a succession of alarming reports about violations allegedly committed by Turkish military and security forces in...
From Oslo to Ankara: two Kurdish women walk 5000 km for peace and justice Saadet Che Demir and Gulbahar Adanc are two young Kurdish women from Norway, who have a remarkable story to tell. Saadet and Gulbahar had been Kurdish activists for a long time, but the massacre...
Joint declaration of a committee consisting of 254 signatories, Civil Society Organisations, political parties, associations, foundations, co-mayors, and individuals gathering upon the call from Peoples’ Democratic Congress (HDK – Halkların Demokratik Kongresi) and...
Dear Mr/Ms For months now, Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey has been persisting in his genocidal war against the Kurdish people. Hundreds of civilians including women and children are being killed without any consideration for international law or humanitarian...
Published by Open Democracy on 29 April 2016 President Erdoğan’s attack on academics and freedom of speech calls into question whether Turkey will ever comply with the Copenhagen Criteria which govern EU accession. But does Turkey care? Last Friday, April 21st,...
Published by Ekurd 3 May 2016 ANKARA,— A Turkish parliamentary committee approved late on Monday a bill that strips deputies of immunity from prosecution, paving the way for legislation that members of the pro-Kurdish opposition say is designed to target them and...
