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Reading Violence Against Women from the Perpetrator to the Structure
Violence against women is often addressed within the narrow boundaries of criminal law. When a woman is killed, disappears, is…
UN Experts raise alarm over rights defenders in Türkiye
UN Special Rapporteurs have raised concerns with the Turkish government over the prosecution, detention, alleged ill-treatment and police violence targeting…
UN Report: Torture in Palestine Presented as a Structural Component of Genocide
In her new report Torture and genocide, submitted to the UN Human Rights Council, Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese argues that…
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Turkey’s destruction of Kurdish cemeteries
A recently published report of mine - ‘Turkey’s Destruction of Kurdish Graves’ – published by the Mesopotamia Observatory of Justice…
Persecution of human rights defenders in Turkey
Friday’s conviction of four human rights defenders of terrorism charges in Istanbul continues the pattern of prosecutions designed to restrict…
Three opposition MPs in Turkey removed from office and arrested
Three opposition MPs in Turkey had their parliamentary immunity revoked and were arrested on Thursday in a re-opening of the…
The legacy of state of emergency rule in Turkey
The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed our lives and enjoyment of rights. The now-familiar curfews and other restrictions are, in…
Watching History Slowly Disappear : Hasankeyf
“Those who opposed (the project) were accused of being political. Even if you’re an environmentalist, a patriot, or animal lover,…
UN Condemns Iran’s Execution of Child Offenders
United Nations experts have expressed shock and dismay at Iran’s execution of a second child offender in four days amid…