Turkey

FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights  H.E. Mr. Abdullah Gül President of the Republic of Turkey H.E. Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister cc. H.E. Mr. Beşir Atalay Deputy Prime Minister in charge of […]

FIDH As you might know, citizens who are enjoying their freedom of expression and right of assembly and demonstration have started peaceful and democratic demonstrations in Gezi Park in Istanbul. Last week, police forces have […]

Objectives This Forum takes place within the framework of FIDH’s International Congress, a major event, bringing together human rights defenders from FIDH’s 164 member organisations and other partners from all over the world, every three […]

Objectives This Forum takes place within the framework of FIDH’s International Congress, a major event, bringing together human rights defenders from FIDH’s 164 member organisations and other partners from all over the world, every three […]

The Report on Human Rights Violations in Turkey indicated that the country had become a typical police state, with government’s authoritarian practices reaching their peak. A quick look at the 2012 Report shows that the police state has not changed much since 2011. Public opinion has strongly criticised these authoritarian practices,

Paris, Ankara, 25 April – On 23 May, Istanbul will become, for one week, the human rights capital of the world. More than 200 NGOs from 130 countries will gather to discuss and exchange views on a current theme: “Human Rights and Democratic Transitions: Experiences and Challenges”.