Activities – Freedom of Belief Initiative

18/09/2024

Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee

The submission highlights critical issues related to freedom of religion or belief, minority rights, hate crimes, and more.

05/09/2024

New publication: Summary findings of the “Hate Crimes Motivated by Bias against Religion, Belief, or Non-Belief in Türkiye 2023 Report”

The report revealed that 47 hate crimes or incidents were identified in 2023.

17/04/2024

IOG’s advocacy visit to Strasbourg

We conducted an advocacy visit to Strasbourg from April 9-10, 2024.

13/09/2023

New video: “Combatting Hate Crimes: Civil Society Practices” webinar

The examples of the ways of addressing hate crimes from around the world and from Turkey were explored in the webinar.

20/08/2023

New publication: Hate Crimes Motivated by Bias against Religion, Belief, or Non-Belief in Türkiye 2022

The report reveals that 36 hate crimes or incidents were identified in 2022.

15/08/2023

New publication: Türkiye’s 2023 Elections: How Do Political Parties Address Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion?

The analysis offers a comparative assessment of political party commitments on six main issues.

08/06/2023

Join us for the webinar Combatting Hate Crimes: Civil Society Practices!

Join us for the webinar “Combatting Hate Crimes: Civil Society Practices”. To register for the event, please fill out the form below. Date: 20 June 2023, Tuesday Time: 19.00-20.30 (GMT +3) The event will be held in Turkish and English and simultaneous…

13/03/2023

What is a hate crime?

Hate crimes send a message that certain groups are not subjects of equal rights as the rest of the society, excludes these groups and hinders social coexistence.