Category: Human Rights

REPORT ON THE VIOLATIONS OF THE CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT BY TÜRKIYE

September 1, 2024September 1, 2024 hugo dersim

SUBMITTED ON THE OCCASION OF THE EXAMINATION OF THE TURKISH

5TH PERIODIC REPORT TO BE CONSIDERED AT THE 80TH SESSION OF THE

UN COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE

CONFERENCE: POLITICAL PRISONERS WORLDWIDE AND IN TURKEY

February 7, 2024February 7, 2024 hugo dersim

PANEL: 09:00-11:00 “Why prisons were built and what they mean for political political prisoners” “Building prisons for dissidents” “Political prisoners around the world” Speakers: Dr. Jean-Pierre Restellini – Former member…

Human Rights, Prisons, War Crimes

Istanbul murder of street musician racially motivated, says Kurdish politician

May 4, 2023May 4, 2023 hugo dersim

A young Kurdish street musician was killed in Istanbul over refusing to play an ultra-nationalist Turkish anthem. Cihan Aymaz was a volunteer for the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and…

Human Rights

May 3, 2023 hugo dersim

The Republic of Cyprus arrested Kenan Ayaz, a Kurdish political refugee, on March 15, 2023, following an arrest warrant issued by the German government. Kenan Ayaz, 49, spent 12 years…