Türkiye

The authoritarian and highly centralized presidential government of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has set back Türkiye’s human rights record by decades, targeting perceived government critics and political opponents, profoundly undermining the independence of the judiciary, and hollowing out democratic institutions. Türkiye has withdrawn from the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (the Istanbul Convention) and is subject to a Council of Europe infringement procedure for its failure to implement a judgment of the European Court of Human Rights ordering the release of jailed human rights defender Osman Kavala. Türkiye hosts 3.7 million Syrian refugees and asylum seekers from Afghanistan and other countries.

Europe/Central Asia

November 2, 2024
News Release
Türkiye: Spying Bill Threatens Rights Defenders, Journalists
Europe/Central Asia

November 1, 2024
News Release
Turkiye: Osman Kavala Marks 7 Years Behind Bars
Türkiye

This submission aims to contribute to the Human Rights Committee’s (“the Committee”) upcoming review of Türkiye’s compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (“ICCPR” or “the Covenant”).

October 23, 2024
News Release
Submission by Human Rights Watch on Türkiye to the Human Rights Committee

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