Category: Women

Two female local politicians executed near Hesekê- Syria

January 23, 2021January 30, 2021 Centre Kurde Genève

In northeastern Syria, two local politicians have been kidnapped and beheaded by unknown persons. The crime pattern points to ISIS sleeper cells. According to relatives, the two women had already been threatened several times in the name of the ISIS. In the northeastern Syrian city of Al-Dashisha, south of Hesekê, two local politicians were kidnapped…

Syria, Women

DTK Co-Chair Leyla Güven is sent to prison

December 22, 2020December 23, 2020 Centre Kurde Genève

Sentenced to 22 years, 3 months in prison, Democratic Society Congress (DTK) Co-Chair Leyla Güven has been taken into prison.

News, Turkey, Women

Ibrahim: Turkish state targets Kurdish women

December 21, 2020December 23, 2020 Centre Kurde Genève

The Co-chair of the Lawyers Union in al-Jazira region, Khadija Ibrahim, indicated that the will of the Kurdish women was targeted by the Turkish state, which enacted laws according to its mentality, and said: “The relevant institutions are in that sleep of death.”

News, Syria, Turkey, Women

The missing women of Afrin

December 21, 2020December 28, 2020 Centre Kurde Genève

The Missing Afrin Women Project is dedicated to document the crimes carried out by the mercenaries affiliated to the Turkish state in Afrin. The project has recorded over 200 cases of women abducted by mercenaries since the invasion of Afrin in March 2018.

News, Syria, Turkey, Women

Maat Foundation: Turkish regime is responsible for high rates of violence against women

December 15, 2020December 19, 2020 Centre Kurde Genève

The Maat Foundation for Peace, Development and Human Rights issued a report entitled “Racist Policies: Escalating Violence Against Women in Turkey”, which deals with the high rates of violence that have doubled with the spread of the Corona epidemic.

Reports, Turkey, Women

Repression and law violations in women’s prison increased

December 13, 2020December 19, 2020 Centre Kurde Genève

Eleven political prisoners in Diyarbakir women’s prison describe the prison conditions in a letter to human rights lawyer Eren Keskin. The pandemic is being used as an alibi for degrading treatment.

News, Prisons, Turkey, Women

Broadcast ban on Jin News’ reporting of a rape case in Batman, Turkey

December 7, 2020December 8, 2020 Centre Kurde Genève

The investigation by Jin News Agency of a rape case in the Gercüş (Kercews) district of Batman (Elih) in Turkey has revealed that 27 men – including a specialized sergeant, a police officer and village guards – were reportedly involved in the rape of a fifteen-year-old child and forced two women into prostitution.

News, Turkey, Women

Women prisoners expose increase in rights violations in Gebze

December 6, 2020December 8, 2020 Centre Kurde Genève

Violence and harassment against the prisoners who are on hunger strike in Gebze Women’s Closed Prison increased after the action was launched.

Prisons, Women