Human Rights
Turkish gov’t accused of intervening in recruitment at Europe’s top rights court
Levent Kenez/Stockholm A member of the main opposition party in the Turkish parliament has submitted a written inquiry addressed to...
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Document shows Turkish diplomats spied on an Erdogan critic who was kidnapped in Kenya
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Kenyan authorities confirmed on Monday that four Turkish nationals under UN protection who were kidnapped by masked gunmen...
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UN sounds alarm over the lack of an independent judiciary in Turkey
Nordic Monitor/Stockholm The United Nations' point person on judicial independence has warned Turkey of a troubling pattern of systemic government...
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Turkey seeks to corrupt financial intelligence data to punish exiled journalists
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm In a fresh instance of abusing international mechanisms, the Turkish government has devised a covert plan to target...
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Turkish foreign minister is accused of personally torturing a general at Ankara black site
Levent Kenez/Stockholm A newly released documentary, marking the eighth anniversary of a controversial coup attempt in Turkey on July 15,...
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European anti-torture committee accused in Turkish parliament of bias and conspiracy against Turkey
Levent Kenez/Stockholm During a session of the Turkish parliament's Human Rights Committee last week attended by the justice minister, prison...
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European court rules Turkey violated immunity of UN judge
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on April 23 issued a verdict stating that Turkey violated the...
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German gov’t report underscores Erdogan’s willingness to kidnap opponents from abroad
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The German government's latest report on global religious freedom covering the 2020-2022 period sheds light on human rights violations...
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Turkey continues to resist implementing ECtHR judgments
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued a landmark decision on September 26, 2023, ruling that the...
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Turkey’s judiciary has become a tool of tyranny under Erdogan’s rule
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm After a decade-long campaign, the Islamist government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has finally gained full control of...
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