Kurdish Centre for Human Rights
Centre Kurde des Droits de l’Homme
REPORT ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN TURKIYE : VIOLATIONS OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND REPRESSION AGAINST JOURNALISTS THE KURDISH COMMUNITY The Kurdish Center for Human Rights has released a…
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On January 30, 2025, Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report condemning an apparent war crime committed by Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) forces in northeast Syria. The incident involved…
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The appointment of trustees in place of elected Kurdish mayors in Turkey highlights the government’s ongoing hostility towards the Kurdish population. Despite discussions aimed at resolving the Kurdish issue through democratic means, the Turkish state continues to employ heavy-handed tactics, including military strikes on civilian infrastructure in Northeast Syria and Iraq, while simultaneously undermining Kurdish political representation domestically. Recent actions, such as the arrest of Esenyurt Mayor Ahmet Özer and the removal of mayors from Mardin and Batman, exemplify a broader strategy to consolidate power and suppress dissent by criminalizing Kurdish institutions and leaders under the pretext of combating terrorism. This pattern of governance raises serious concerns about the erosion of democratic principles and human rights in Turkey.
September Report:
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4th cycle – 49th session April / May 2025 MOUVEMENT CONTRE LE RACISME ET POUR L’AMITIÉ ENTRE LES PEUPLES (MRAP) Is a French organisation born of underground resistance to Nazism…
The repression against the Kurdish people
1-INTRODUCTION
1. The report analysis the implementation of the recommendations
adopted at the third Periodic Review of Türkiye (May 2010). The
conclusion is that Türkiye has not implemented the
recommendations it accepted.
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E26/10/2024
Since Wednesday, October 23, 2024, the Turkish state has been bombing Sinjar, the Yazidi center
devastated by ISIS, as well as civilian areas in northeastern Syria. Citing an attack in Ankara, allegedly
carried out by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Turkey has launched indiscriminate bombings on
civilian zones in northeastern Syria. These attacks have hit bakeries, flour warehouses, gas stations,
highways, oil wells, and power stations using drones, warplanes, and howitzers.
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