NEWS

Orhan Kemal Cengiz, one of the lawyers of the persons murdered during the Malatya Massacre in April 2007, is still receiving threats.

The trial against Lawyer Tahir Elçi will continue at Eskişehir Criminal Court on 31 January 2008. Below is a summary of the case.

Coalition for the International Criminal Court is organizing two meetings on the Court with participation of international experts and academicians. The conferences take place in İstanbul University Faculty of Political Sciences on 17 December 2007 and in Ankara University Faculty of Political Sciences on 18 December 2007. The conferences are …

A training workshop on the right to health is organized a part of the joint program for developing an alternative report for the Committee on Economic, Cultural and Social Rights. The program is run by Human Rights Joint Platform and the Human Rights Center of İstanbul Bilgi University. This meeting …

Human Rights organisations in Turkey are deeply saddened and concerned with the imposition of a state of emergency and the suspension of the constitution on November 3, 2007 by the President Pervez Musharraf acting in his capacity as army chief of staff. The ongoing escalation of vast human rights violations …

The compilation of the conference papers presented during the "Freedom of Expression: Principles and Turkey" organized by Human Rights Joint Platform is published by Iletisim. You may obtain the book in bookstores.   This book is dedicated to the loving memory of Hrant Dink who had been cowardly murdered. We …

The Human Rights Defenders Certificate Programme has been completed with a ceremony held in Ankara University Faculty of Political Sciences. Thirty five participants received their certificates after enrolling a ten days programme organised jointly by Human Rights Joint Platform and Ankara University Faculty of Political Sciences Human Rights Centre between …

Coalition for the International Criminal Court launched its web site serving both in Turkish and English. The coalition was founded by a group of NGOs operating in different fields in Turkey. Four member organisations of IHOP are also members of the Coalition. Please check the web site at www.ucmk.org.tr.

IHOP representatives had meetings with various sectors of the society. Meeting with TUSIAD Ankara Chair Levent Korkut had a meeting with the chair of TUSIAD (The businessmen association) to share information and ideas on 1 November 2006.   Meeting with Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Representatives from HRA, …

The press release which has been issued on the web site of the Office of the Chief of General Staff on June 8, 2007 is an unacceptable statement in terms of democracy, rule of law, and human rights.