Human Rights Joint Platform translated the 2002 visit report of former UN Right to Education Special Rapporteur Katarina Tomasevski.

Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly – Human Rights Association – Organization of Human Rights and Solidarity with Oppressed People   “no one shall be subjected to punishment or adverse action of any kind for refusing” violations of human rights and freedoms  “UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders”Article 10, 8 December 1998  Today, …

Orhan Kemal Cengiz, one of the lawyers of the persons murdered during the Malatya Massacre in April 2007, is still receiving threats.

The trial against Lawyer Tahir Elçi will continue at Eskişehir Criminal Court on 31 January 2008. Below is a summary of the case.

Coalition for the International Criminal Court is organizing two meetings on the Court with participation of international experts and academicians. The conferences take place in İstanbul University Faculty of Political Sciences on 17 December 2007 and in Ankara University Faculty of Political Sciences on 18 December 2007. The conferences are …

Human Rights Joint Platform launched the beta version of its database for rights based NGOs in Turkey. The database is still being developed and aims to provide necessary information for establishing communication and sharing among the human right movement.   Please visit this page for the database. (Turkish only)

A training workshop on the right to health is organized a part of the joint program for developing an alternative report for the Committee on Economic, Cultural and Social Rights. The program is run by Human Rights Joint Platform and the Human Rights Center of İstanbul Bilgi University. This meeting …

Human Rights organisations in Turkey are deeply saddened and concerned with the imposition of a state of emergency and the suspension of the constitution on November 3, 2007 by the President Pervez Musharraf acting in his capacity as army chief of staff. The ongoing escalation of vast human rights violations …

The compilation of the conference papers presented during the "Freedom of Expression: Principles and Turkey" organized by Human Rights Joint Platform is published by Iletisim. You may obtain the book in bookstores.   This book is dedicated to the loving memory of Hrant Dink who had been cowardly murdered. We …

Demo version of the new database of IHOP for monitoring human rights in Turkish legislation is launched. Database is available only in Turkish and may be reached via a banner on the Turkish main page. The demo version of the database includes legislative mechanism on freedom of expression. The complete version …