Migrants share challenges they face in SA through a short film
By Kgomotso Ramotsho Universal Rights Association (URA) screened a short film titled ‘In another prison? Migrants in Johannesburg’ on the United Nations’ World Day of Social Justice on 20 February in Pretoria. In the film migrants, who are currently based in Johannesburg, shared how and why they fled from their countries of birth. Some of the reasons that were given, included running away from forced or abusive marriages and political violence, as well as religious beliefs. In the film the migrants expressed that it was hard living in South Africa (SA), as some are victims of xenophobic violence, some do not have proper documents and are accused of stealing jobs that belong to South Africans. The film was followed by a panel discussion on the effects of social justice on migration. Facilitator of the panel, co-founder and Executive Director of the URA, Atilla Dag, asked panellists about their experiences and…
Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Summary of Stakeholders’ submissions on Turkey* Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights I. Background 1. The present report was prepared pursuant to Human Rights Council resolutions 5/1 and 16/21, taking into consideration the periodicity of the universal periodic review. It is a summary of 100 stakeholders’ submissions1 to the universal periodic review, presented in a summarized manner owing to word-limit constraints. II. Information provided by stakeholders A. Scope of international obligations2 and cooperation with international human rights mechanisms and bodies3 2. Several stakeholders recommended ratifying ICPPED.4 ICJ and HRAA urged ratifying OP-ICESCR.5 HRAA, HRW, ICJ, JS3 and JS48 urged ratifying the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.6 HRAA recommended ratifying the Elements of Crimes, Rules of Procedure and Evidence, and Privileges and Immunities Documents attached to Rome Statute.7 3. JS3 and JS45 recommended ratifying the UNESCO Convention against Discrimination in Education.8 HRW,…
RE: Calling every dissident abroad as terrorist, Turkish President Erdogan vows to kill “terrorists”
RE: Calling every dissident abroad as terrorist, Turkish President Erdogan vows to kill “terrorists”
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…