There is no legal basis for this investigation! The President of the Turkish Medical Association Şebnem Korur Fincancı should be released immediately!

Forensic Medicine specialist Prof. Dr Şebnem Korur Fincancı is an academic and activist working in the field of human rights and, in particular, the ban on Torture and Ill-Treatment. She is the elected president of the Turkish Medical Association (TMA). Prof. Dr Şebnem Korur Fincancı’s opinion, which she expressed in Read more…

Joint Statement: Implementation of the ECtHR Judgement Must be Ensured, Osman Kavala Must be Released

Osman Kavala has been behind bars for 1413 days. The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, which is responsible for overseeing the implementation of the judgements of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), will meet tomorrow to hold its quarterly routine meeting. The measures that could be Read more…

Shrinking the space of LGBTI+ rights activism in Poland and Turkey

In these unprecedented times, the Covid-19 pandemic is increasingly being used by many illiberal and autocratic countries as a justification to further restrict democratic space. Turkey is one of the countries where the human rights record only worsened with the government’s response to the pandemic, in already shrinking democratic space. Read more…

Re-Opening Civic Spaces in Times of Covid-19

In these unprecedented times, the Covid-19 pandemic is increasingly being used by many illiberal and autocratic countries as a justification to further restrict democratic space. Turkey is one of the countries where the human rights record only worsened with the government’s response to the pandemic, in already shrinking democratic space. Read more…

City, Participation and Activism in Turkey and Brazil

In these unprecedented times, the Covid-19 pandemic is increasingly being used by many illiberal and autocratic countries as a justification to further restrict democratic space. Turkey is one of the countries where the human rights record only worsened with the government’s response to the pandemic, in already shrinking democratic space. Read more…

Digital Rights at the Pendulum of Freedom and Oversight

In these unprecedented times, the Covid-19 pandemic is increasingly being used by many illiberal and autocratic countries as a justification to further restrict democratic space. Turkey is one of the countries where the human rights record only worsened with the government’s response to the pandemic, in already shrinking democratic space. Read more…