Former HDP MP Demir Celik speaks up for humanrights
Former HDP MP Demir Celik speaks up for #humanrightsDemir Celik, a resilient, prominent MP from pro-#Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), is only one of dozens of HDP representatives removed from the office, dismissed, arrested. He lives in exile today.Still, he refuses to be silenced!Like Celik, you too speak up! Make […]
Dismissed Judge Yavuz Aydin: “I went to bed as a judge, woke up a terrorist!” SpeakUpForHumanRights
#HumanRights abuses are happening every day in #Turkey.Here are a few of those who speak up against these violations:Former Judge Yavuz Aydin was dismissed with an emergency decree after the coup attempt in #Turkey, fled to #Europe, and now lives in exile today.He encourages everyone to #SpeakUpForHumanRights.If you are a […]
Stuart Russell speaks up for humanrights | SpeakUpForHumanRights
Here are a few of those who speak up against these violations:Stuart Russell, as a former judge and active human rights activist, defends the rights of lawyers around the world.He encourages everyone to #SpeakUpForHumanRights.If you are victim of or witness to torture, enforced disappearance, abduction in Turkey, share your story […]
Mesut and Meral Kacmaz speaks up for humanrights
Meral & Mesut Kacmaz speaks up for #humanrights |#SpeakUpForHumanRights #HumanRights abuses are happening every day in #Turkey.Here are a few of those who speak up against these violations:Meral and Mesut Kacmaz couple, both educationists, abducted and extradited with their teenager daughters from Pakistan to Turkey by Turkish authorities, imprisoned for […]
Isa Antepli speaks up for humanrights
Isa Antepli speaks up for #humanrights | #SpeakUpForHumanRights / #InsanHaklariAdinaSesVer #SpeakUpForHumanRights #HumanRights abuses are happening every day in #Turkey. Here are a few of those who speak up against these violations:Isa Antepli, former school principal: His passport was revoked arbitrarily by Turkish authorities, faced abduction in Cambodia. But he refused to be silenced!If you are victim of or witness […]
Meltem Oktay – Speaks up for humanrights | SpeakUpForHumanRights
#SpeakUpForHumanRights #HumanRights abuses are happening every day in #Turkey.Here are a few of those who speak up against these violations:Meltem Oktay, #journalist reporting from Nusaybin, jailed, now lives in exile.If you are victim of or witness to torture, enforced disappearance, abduction in Turkey, share your story with us.Speak up! Make […]
Süleyman Bozoglu
Judicial Independence and Access to Justice Witness: The witness testified that he was a judge for 15 years and served as investigative judge at the Supreme Court Criminal General Assembly. He was a member of YARSAV and member of its board of directors between 2012 and 2014. In July 2016, […]
Faysal Sarıyıldız
Judicial Independence and Access to Justice Witness: The witness is a persecuted, imprisoned and exiled Kurdish politician for HDP and a former member of parliament. He is currently a refugee in Europe. The witness referred to documents attesting that soldiers and police officers were informed during operations in the Kurdish […]
Hasan Dursun
Judicial Independence and Access to Justice Witness: The witness was a prosecutor in different cities in Turkey between 2004 and 2016. Between 2011 and 2014, he served as an expert on the High Judiciary Council. From 2012 to 2013, he served as a member of the Council of Europe, the […]
Barbaros Şansal
Impunity Witness: The witness, who is a fashion designer and an activist for LGBTQ rights, testified that on multiple occasions he has been subject to violence. He testified that on 28 December 2012 he was subjected to organised violence and that none of the perpetrators were caught. In 2013, he […]