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Turkey’s post-coup crackdown leads to climate of fear, self-censorship in academia: HRW

Turkey’s post-coup crackdown leads to climate of fear, self-censorship in academia: HRW

by TurkeyPurge | May 14, 2018 | Int'l Reactions

Turkey’s universities are experiencing a period of self-censorship and a lack of academic freedom as hundreds of academic staff members face prosecution and thousands more have lost their jobs, international nongovernmental organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) said...
Human Rights Watch says Turkey’s post-coup OHAL commissions not independent

Human Rights Watch says Turkey’s post-coup OHAL commissions not independent

by TurkeyPurge | Jan 21, 2018 | Int'l Reactions

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in its World Report 2018 on Thursday that Turkey’s State of Emergency (OHAL) Procedures Investigation Commissions are not independent of the government interference. “In January, the government ruled on the establishment of an ad hoc...
HRW: Arrest of civil society leader in Turkey arbitrary, punitive

HRW: Arrest of civil society leader in Turkey arbitrary, punitive

by TurkeyPurge | Nov 4, 2017 | Int'l Reactions

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday reacted to the arrest of civil activist and businessman Osman Kavala by a Turkish court, calling it an example of the politicized and arbitrary nature of Turkey’s justice system. Kavala was arrested on Wednesday on charges of...
HRW: People being tortured, abducted in post-coup Turkey

HRW: People being tortured, abducted in post-coup Turkey

by TurkeyPurge | Oct 13, 2017 | Int'l Reactions

People detained after the last year’s failed putsch have been subject to torture in police custody while several others were abducted outside detention facilities, according to a recent report by the Human Rights Watch (HRW). The New York-based watchdog documented...
HRW urges EU economic pressure on Turkey to end rights abuses

HRW urges EU economic pressure on Turkey to end rights abuses

by TurkeyPurge | May 25, 2017 | Int'l Reactions

European Union leaders should consider economic pressure against Turkey to end post-coup human rights abuses, Human Rights Watch said in a written statement on May 23. “A meeting planned for May 25, 2017, between European Union leaders and President Recep Tayyip...
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