Turkey: Şebnem Korur Fincancı must be released!
EuroMed Rights calls for the immediate release of Human Rights Defender Şebnem Korur Fincancı.
Turkey: Şebnem Korur Fincancı must be released! Read More »
EuroMed Rights calls for the immediate release of Human Rights Defender Şebnem Korur Fincancı.
Turkey: Şebnem Korur Fincancı must be released! Read More »
On the 8th anniversary of entry into force of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, colloquially known as the Istanbul Convention,
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One year ago, on July 1st 2021, the Turkish government officially withdrew from the Istanbul Convention, a legal text aiming at preventing and combating violences against women and promoting gender equality.
June is Pride month all over the world and a time to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community and their rights. Unfortunately, although advances have been seen, LGBTQIA+ rights continue being violated
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IDAHOT Day: EuroMed Rights stresses its solidarity with organisations and LGBTQI+ activists fighting for their rights in Turkey and across the region.
Turkey: Gender Diversity is a human right! Read More »
Joint statement from 28 organisations, including EuroMed Rights, denouncing the verdict of the Gezi trial handed down on 25 April 2022.
Free the Gezi defendants! Read More »
Statement in support of IHD Co-Chairperson Öztürk Türkdoğan ahead of the first hearing of his trial on 22 February 2022.
Turkey: new trial against Öztürk Türkdoğan, new proof of judicial harassment Read More »
In Turkey, counterterrorism measures have long been used to prevent the work carried out by civil society organisations. In 2021, the situation worsened for these organisations since the adoption, on
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Joint press release from EuroMed Rights, Human Rights Association Turkey and Civic Space Studies Association calling for the release of Boğaziçi University students.
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Violations of women’s and LGBTIQ+ rights are intensifying across the Euro-Mediterranean region. A multitude of actors originating from autocratic, illiberal, and even democratic countries are now publicly holding anti-women and anti-LGBTIQ stances. These backlashes take multiple forms. Despite the strong
It’s time to map backlashes to gender equality! Read More »