Kurdish Centre for Human Rights
Centre Kurde des Droits de l’Homme
The World Health Organization (WHO) note seen by members of the UN Security Council said that aid organizations working with the United Nations want the Security Council to allow urgent use of al-Ya’rubiyah (Tel Koçer) crossing between the Iraqi and Syrian borders to deliver supplies to help in combating the coronavirus.
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Human Rights Watch called on the Security Council to repeal Resolution 2,504 of January 10 this year, and affirmed that restrictions imposed by the Iraqi and Syrian authorities are impeding the arrival of the required medical aid and personnel to the areas of northern and eastern Syria as part of efforts to combat Corona pandemic.
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Turkish drone targets security point in Kobani city.
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The Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office in Istanbul has brought charges against six journalists who were arrested in early March for their reporting on Libya. Accused of disclosing state secrets, the journalists face a prison sentence of between eight and seventeen years for “violation of the intelligence law”.
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The Confederation of Revolutionary Workers’ Unions (DISK) Women’s Commission, Confederation of Public Workers’ Unions (KESK) Women’s Assembly, Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects (TMMOB) Women’s Working Group and the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) Women’s Medicine and Women’s Health Branch issued a joint statement on children’s rights on 23 April, children’s day in Turkey.
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Nupelda Çelik from the Women’s Emancipation campaign talked about the 2-day curfew imposed by the government at weekends to counter the coronavirus pandemic and the “Stay at home” campaign launched for the same purpose on weekdays.
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Human Rights Watch welcomed the initiative of the Syrian Democratic Council SDC to form a specialized committee to find detainees and kidnapped in north and east Syria, and considered it a “positive step,” and the letter also included steps to ensure the effectiveness of the team’s work.
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The 2020 World Press Freedom Index, compiled by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), shows that the coming decade will be decisive for the future of journalism.
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