Xenophobia and Culture of Ubuntu
Xenophobia and Culture of Ubuntu
Remembering Turkish Women in Jail on National Women’s Day
Remembering Turkish Women in Jail on National Women’s Day
PRESS RELEASE: One of the Most Significant Turning Points of the History of The Republic of Turkey
PRESS RELEASE: One of the Most Significant Turning Points of the History of The Republic of Turkey
PRESS RELEASE: Urge All Organisations to call Turkish Government to investigate severe torture allegations
PRESS RELEASE: Urge All Organisations to call Turkish Government to investigate severe torture allegations
Turks in South Africa fear abduction by Erdoğan gov’t over alleged Gülen links
Source https://stockholmcf.org/turks-in-south-africa-fear-abduction-by-erdogan-govt-over-alleged-gulen-links/ “Yesterday we were sitting together, today they call us terrorists. Immediately overnight they changed,” said an obviously distressed Turkish national during an interview with The Star at the Nizamiye Mosque Complex in Midrand, South Africa. Speaking on condition of anonymity, fearing reprisals, the executive from the Horizon Education Trust was referring to the growing animosity between a majority of members of the Turkish community in South Africa and their embassy. The Horizon Education Trust, which runs Turkish schools in South Africa, is aligned with the Gülen movement. Started in 1960 by Fethullah Gülen, who lives in self-exile in the US, the movement boasts a network of NGOs, schools and businesses. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s regime has accused this transnational, philosophy-based movement of attempting to remove him from power through a violent coup attempt in July 2016. The Gülen movement has repeatedly denied it was behind the attempted…
Women’s Rights Under Attack in Turkey: A Shadow Report on Systematic Violations Since 2015
Summary:This report, prepared by the Journalists and Writers Foundation, provides a detailed account of the widespread and systematic violations of women’s rights in Turkey between July 2015 and May 2017. In the aftermath of the 2016 failed coup attempt, at least 17,000 women and 560 children have been unjustly imprisoned, many subjected to torture, ill-treatment, and degrading conditions. Women perceived to be affiliated with the Hizmet movement, Kurdish women, and civil society activists have faced arbitrary arrest, sexual violence, and long-term detention. The report highlights how emergency decrees, discriminatory legislation, and the erosion of judicial independence have dismantled legal protections, silenced dissent, and targeted women with unprecedented severity. It calls on the international community to urgently address these violations and demand accountability from the Turkish government in line with its obligations under international human rights law, including CEDAW. Download full report Womens Rights Under Attack