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UN human rights commissioner says ‘climate of fear’ dominates Turkey

01/05/2017

“A climate of fear” now reigns in Turkey, said UN Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein on Monday, expressing deep concern over the mass arrests and firing of civil servants recently carried out u... Read More...

A critical turning point, not business as usual, for human rights in Europe

Rumeysa Budak

27/04/2017

“2016 will likely be remembered as a critical turning point for human rights in Europe” said the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Nils Muižnieks today while presenting his annual activity report... Read More...

Parliamentary Assembly calls on Hungary to stop work on NGO funding and university laws

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27/04/2017

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has called on Hungary to suspend the parliamentary debate on the draft law on the “Transparency of Organisations receiving Foreign Funding” and the imp... Read More...

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EU lawmakers call for suspension of Turkey’s accession talks

José Miguel Rocha

27/04/2017

Leading members of the European Parliament on Wednesday called for formally halting talks with Turkey for its EU membership, citing President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan plans to expand his powers after the approval o... Read More...

Inside Turkey’s Purge

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21/04/2017

The police officers came to the doctor’s door in Istanbul at 6 a.m. — dawn raids usually start then, sometimes 5:30 — and one of them said, “You are accused of attempting to kill President Erdogan.” Click here... Read More...