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Category Archives: Women’s Rights
Amnesty on Turkey’s Worsening Human Rights Record: 11 Key Issues
At midnight tonight, Amnesty International issued its Annual Report, The State of the World’s Human Rights. There is grim reading throughout. This was a tough year for human rights worldwide. Below I’ll try to outline the main issues that Amnesty … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Excessive Force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Gezi Park, Impunity, Internet Freedom, Press Freedom, Taksim, Teargas, Turkey, Women's Rights
Tagged Ahmet Yildiz, Amnesty, Amnesty International, Censorship, Conscientious Objection, Davut Naz, Freedom of Expression, Gezi Park, Housing Rights, Human Rights, impunity, internet freedom, Journalists, Kurds, LGBTI Rights, Press Freedom, Syrian Refugees, Taksim, tear gas, Turkey, Violence against women, water cannon, Women's rights, Yezidi
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Erdogan “I don’t believe in equality between men and women”
What can one say about a leader of state who meets with representatives of women’s organizations and tells them blithely, “I don’t believe in equality between men and women.” In a recent blog for the Huffington Post, Sophia Jones argues … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Erdogan, Turkey, Uncategorized, Women's Rights
Tagged Abortion, Amnesty International, Domestic Violence, elections, One Billion Women Rising, Sophia Jones, Turkey, Violence against women, Women's rights
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International Women’s Day in Turkey
I was planning to write a short blog today, noting that today, March 8, is International Women’s Day and perhaps drawing the readers attention to the on-going issue of violence against women in Turkey and Bill Jones’ recent blog on … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Excessive Force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Turkey, Women's Rights
Tagged Amnesty International, Discrimination, excessive force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, International Women's Day, Taksim, taksim square, Turkey, Violence against women
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Sexual violence in the Gezi crackdown
Prime Minister Erdogan often portrays himself as a father figure for his citizens, and particularly for the women of Turkey. He has – with good reason – publicly spoken out on reported attacks on women wearing headscarves. He worries about … Continue reading
Posted in Excessive Force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Impunity, Turkey, Women's Rights
Tagged Abortion, Alcohol, Ayran, Diren Gezi, Erdogan, Gezi, Prime Minister Erdogan, rape, sexual harassment, sexual harrassment, Sexual violence, Turkey, Turkish police
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Release of major report Amnesty Report on Gezi Crackdown
I have worked on human rights in Turkey for well over a decade now, first volunteering at shelters for refugees and migrants as a doctoral student and, later, as Country Specialist for Amnesty International. Working with any large institutions brings … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Excessive Force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Impunity, Internet Freedom, Press Freedom, Turkey, Uncategorized, Women's Rights
Tagged Ahmet Sik, Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Erdogan, excessive force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, gas canisters, Gezi Crackdown, Gezi Park, Human Rights, Istanbul, Police violence, Report, taksim square
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Turkey’s Gender Gap
A map published in Times Higher Education has been making the rounds on facebook and other social media sources. It shows the percentage of women holding positions in academia by country within Europe. Turkey comes out surprisingly well in the … Continue reading
Posted in Turkey, Women's Rights
Tagged Abortion Rights, Academia, Erdogan, Gender, Gender Gap, Shelters, Turkey, world economic forum
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