EuroMed Rights strongly condemns the murder of Tahir Elçi, President of Diyarbakır Bar Association, on 28 November 2015 in Diyarbakır, Turkey. Tahir Elçi, a prominent human rights lawyer, was killed while holding […]
Copenhagen, October 10, 2015- EuroMed Rights strongly condemns the bomb attack in Ankara on Saturday October 10th, targeting peaceful demonstrators and leaving 97 (*) dead and hundreds more injured. This march
Fourth and Deadliest Attack against Protesters in Turkey: Accountability Now! Read More »
Ankara/ Brussels, 5 October 2015 (UPDATE)– While welcoming the release of two executives from EuroMed Rights member organisation İHD (Azad Tas and Zana Aksu) after they had been remanded in police custody, EuroMed
TURKEY: Escalating Harassment of Human Rights Defenders Must End Now! (UPDATE) Read More »
Ankara/ Brussels, 2 October 2015– EuroMed Rights is deeply dismayed to learn that executives from EuroMed Rights member organisation İHD are remanded in police custody after raids have been conducted
TURKEY: Escalating Harassment of Human Rights Defenders Must End Now! Read More »
Read the statement in Turkish EuroMed Rights, FIDH, Human Rights Association (İHD), and the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (HRFT) and Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly strongly condemn escalating violence and serious
JOINT PUBLIC STATEMENT ON TURKEY: Stop Escalating Violence and Human Rights Violations! Read More »
EuroMed Rights expresses its deep concern about ongoing massive arrest operations and human rights violations in Turkey.
Escalating Violence in Turkey: Human Rights Dealt Another Major Blow Read More »
In view of the EU-Turkey Association Council which takes place against a backdrop of continuing crackdown on dissent in Turkey, we write to call on you to take this opportunity to address the systematic violations of the right to peaceful assembly with your Turkish counterparts.
Open Letter: EU-Turkey Association Council – Right to Peaceful Assembly Read More »
Citizens’ Assembly (formerly Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly) is a civil society organization working on fundamental rights and freedoms, peace, democracy and pluralism. The Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly Turkey started its activities in
Citizens’ Assembly Read More »
Human Rights Association (İnsan Hakları Derneği ”IHD”) was founded on 17 July 1986 by 98 human rights defenders. IHD was founded in dark times brought about by the military coup
Human Rights Association – Turkey Read More »
The EMHRN exhorts governments across the Euromed to seize this opportunity to renew their commitment to zero impunity for violence against women, with a particular focus on women’s rights defenders.
Commemorating IWD 2015 in the Euro-Med: Zero Impunity for Violence Against Women! Read More »
