In Turkey, 21 women fell victim to femicide in October. Another eight women died under suspicious circumstances, according to the platform “We will stop femicide” in Istanbul.
Femicide balance sheet for October in Turkey
Category: Women
Women politicians ask for international cooperation on Turkish crimes
The women in north and east of Syria were considerably mistreated by Turkish occupation and its gangs, especially in the occupied areas, in addition to politicians, lawyers and journalists’ women inside Turkey were exposed to suppress, preventing them to express their views, and arrest them on daily basis.
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Jumah: Killing of women is crime repeated in the absence of the law
Avin Jumah, co-chair of the Human Rights Organization in Al-Jazeera region, said that the level of human rights is declining in Turkey, especially with regard to women’s rights and public freedoms, as many women are killed and raped annually, on false pretenses or accusations, either out of honor or domestic violence, and all the perpetrators of these abuses are not They are held accountable. “
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Peace Mothers: The key to peace is in Imrali
1 September World Peace Day arrived once again in Turkey in the shadow environment of conflict and war. Members of the Peace Mothers Assembly in Izmir, welcoming the World Peace Day, said they wished for an end to the war.
FIDH: Authorities are responsible for Ebru Timtik’s death in custody
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (FIDH-OMCT) is shocked and deeply saddened by the death of human rights lawyer Ebru Timtik yesterday, after 238 days of hunger strike while in custody. The Observatory, which is holding the Turkish authorities responsible for her death, calls for the immediate and unconditional release of all human rights defenders arbitrarily detained in the country, including lawyer Aytaç Ünsal, who has been on hunger strike for over six months and whose health has sharply deteriorated.
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Afrin Displaced: Turkish state deliberately attacked women in occupied Afrin
The displaced from Afrin, living in al-Shahba canton, condemned the silence of the humanitarian organizations towards the people of Afrin and said, “The Turkish state is deliberately attacking women.”
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Saturday Mothers: The state must face its past
On the Day of the Disappeared, the Istanbul Initiative of Saturday Mothers has once again called on the Turkish government to clarify the fate of the missing and sign the UN Convention against Disappearances.
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Maria Arena: Tragic news on human rights defenders continue to flow from Turkey
Maria Arena, Chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) issued the following statement:“We are deeply shocked by the death of lawyer Ebru Timtik in an Istanbul hospital after a 238 days hunger strike. Ms Timtik was sentenced to more than 13 years in prison during a parody of justice.
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