Human Rights
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...
Read moreTurkey submitted fabricated evidence to ECtHR to defend rights violation
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm The authoritarian government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan submitted a forged letter to the European Court of...
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Turkish government’s crackdown on literature: ‘Don Quixote’ falls victim to book ban
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm The deprivation of rights for imprisoned critics of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reached a new level,...
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Turkish judge at Europe’s top human rights court makes it her mission to defend Turkish government’s false arguments
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkey's judge serving at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) continues to advocate for the Turkish government's...
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Document shows US Department of Justice rejects Turkey’s labeling of dissidents as terrorists
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The US Department of Justice denied Turkey's request for assistance in taking the statement of a Turkish dissident within...
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No remedy for torture victim kidnapped by Turkish intelligence, held captive at a black site
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm A Turkish government employee suspected of having connections to an opposition group was abducted by Turkey’s infamous intelligence...
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Turkish president’s son-in-law Berat Albayrak personally authorized torture at a black site
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm The inhumane torture practices, such as electroshock and waterboarding, inflicted on victims detained at a military facility were...
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