Kurdish Centre for Human Rights
Centre Kurde des Droits de l’Homme
In the Gazi district of Istanbul, the victims of the 1995 massacre have been commemorated. Numerous Alevis and representatives of Alevi groups and organizations called for the punishment of former Turkish Prime Minister Tansu Çiller, who is held responsible for the massacre and the pogroms of the 1990s.
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Le Co-maire destitué a été condamné à 9 ans, 4 mois et 15 jours de prison pour une supposée « appartenance à une organisation terroriste ».
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Turkey Journalists’ Union (TGS) protested in front of Çağlayan Courthouse against the continous arrest of journalists.
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The Human Rights Association (IHD) Istanbul Branch has issued a written statement on the ‘banning’ of anti-war actions in the cities of Istanbul and Kırklareli by the respective governors.
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Violence against women has increased dramatically under the ruling Justice and Development Party AKP in Turkey, as more than 15,557 women have been killed in the country since the party came to power in 2002.
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Collective Statement on the situation of refugees in Greece The signatories acknowledge the recent decision of the Greek Government to increase the level of deterrence at the borders to the maximum, to stop the registration of asylum applications for one month and to turn back to their country of origin or their country of transit anyone trying to enter into Greece illegally, following the Turkish authorities’ declaration to open its borders and to allow refugees to enter Greece.
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The Dicle-Firat Association of Journalists (Dicle Fırat Gazeteciler Derneği, DFG) has published its monthly report on repression against journalists in Turkey. The association protested against the arrests of journalists documenting events on the Greek-Turkish border.
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Human Rights Council, Forty-third session 24 February–20 March 2020 / Agenda item 4, Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention
Summary
Since the start of the conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic, hostilities show little sign of abating in several parts of the country with a large number of State and non-State actors participating across different theatres of conflict. Multiple, rapidly shifting alliances among these parties continue to create volatility and power vacuums that facilitate violations of international law. The absence of an effective peace process, coupled with the failure of conflicting parties to provide unfettered access to humanitarian actors and independent monitors, renders distant the prospect of improving the immediate protection environment for civilians.