human rights in Turkey
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FoRB News
Court: Compulsory Religion Class Against Equality Principle
The 4th Administrative Court of İstanbul has made its final judgment on a parent’s appeal against the compulsory religion class. The court has ruled that the religion class is “against the principle of equality.” Selnur Aysever, the parent, and Özge…
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Lawsuit Brought Against Actress Laçin Over Anti Capital Punishment ‘Tweet’
İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office had prosecuted actress Berna Laçin due to a tweet she posted against the campaign calling for “capital punishment”, which was launched after 8-year-old Eylül Yağlıkara being murdered after abused in Ankara. Laçin faces up to…
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Open Letter to Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu from the Norwegian Helsinki Committee / Freedom of Belief Initiative
The Norwegian Helsinki Committee / Freedom of Belief Initiative sent an open letter to Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu calling for measures to be taken to bring the program, books and practice regarding the compulsory Religious Culture and Knowledge of Ethics…
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Forum 18 / TURKEY: Religious freedom survey, January 2014
The Turkish government continues long-standing practices incompatible with its international obligations on freedom of religion or belief, despite opportunities for positive change, Forum 18 News Service notes in its religious freedom survey. For example, a long-standing crucial issue is that…
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İÖG (Turkey) / FoRB Initiative Interview with Hülya Üçpınar on the Right to Conscientious Objection in Turkey
İÖG (Turkey) / FoRB Initiative – Can you describe the general picture of conscientious objection in Turkey? How many conscientious objectors are there? How many have declared their conscientious objections? How many are there who are incarcerated? Hülya Üçpınar –…
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