IHOP and its members (helsinki Citizens assembly, Human Rights Association and Amnesty International Turkey) have been placing a special emphasis on freedom of expression, which is a cross-cutting issue affecting several categories of rights and freedoms, political rights and freedoms, freedom of assembly and association. The latest research of IHOP …

The subcommission formed under the Parliamentary Commission to Investigate Human Rights Violations failed to take steps that might lead to the establishment of a National Human Rights Institution in compliance with international principles. 14 June 2012 The draft Law on Human Rights Institution of Turkey was on the agenda of …

Human rights organizations at national and international level, academics and even the public institutions and governmental organs have publicly criticised, refrained from supporting and declared inadmissibility of the draft Law on Human Rights Institution of Turkey (national human rights institution). Despite this fact, the draft law was brought on the …

The Human Rights Association has monitored 12 June 2011 General Elections countrywide and published a report summarizing these observations. You can download this report from the following link: Human Rights Association (HRA)Grand National Assembly General Elections Observation ReportJune 12, 2011(Short Form Report)(pdf, 66KB)

The protests that broke out a month ago are aggravated day by day in Syria – a country that has the longest land border with Turkey. Syrian government has taken up military measures especially in the last two weeks against the protestors by using heavy weapons which resulted in killing …

IHOP released the KCK Trial Monitoring Report at a press conference in Ankara on 15 April 2011. The report was prepared within the framework of IHOP’s studies focusing on the rule of law. Lawyers Hüsnü Öndül, Murat Dinçer and Kerem Dikmen examined the KCK case and prosecution on the basis …

“As the fourth anniversary of Hrant Dink’s murder is drawing near, just like we do each year, we are sharing with you a report that assesses the previous year and the course of the murder trial. In our previous reports, we had discussed the process having paid the way to …

153 PEOPLE, INCLUDING HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS, APPEARED IN COURT ON 18 OCTOBER 2010. THE HUMAN RIGHTS JOINT PLATFORM WILL MONITOR THE TRIAL. Several members of the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP), along with mayors, municipal officers, executive members of trade unions and several other associations, were detained in operations starting …

Human rights organizations share the opinion that an independent and efficient Human Rights Organization will undertake a significant function in terms of protecting and putting into life human rights and freedoms, in addition to providing important contributions in the realization of basic rights and freedoms. For that reason, the initiatives …

“The Draft Law on Establishment of Human Rights Council of Turkey” that has been prepared secretly from everyone and us in other words in a manner that is contrary to the UN Paris Principles Must be Withdrawn Immediately! We have learned that the Government has prepared “the Draft Law on …