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Tag 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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