“Such a blatant crackdown needs to be confronted by the ECHR to maintain the Court’s credibility and reputation” PPJ 19/07/2018 Leighann Spencer, rights defender and editor of platformpj.org wrote the inadequacies of the ECtHR vis a vis Turkey. In her article "The ECtHR and Post-coup Turkey: Losing Ground or Losing Credibility?" p... Read More...
Impediments to Defending Human Rights in Turkey Outlined in New Amnesty International Report Leighann Spencer 26/04/2018 Human rights are being eroded in Turkey. Although issues existed prior to July 15th, 2016, the coup attempt and subsequent State of Emergency (SoE) has seen an abolishment of rights like freedom of express... Read More...
[REPORT] Violations Against Children’s Rights In Turkey PPJ 13/04/2018 Journalist and law expert Leighann spencer has written a report for the Platfrom for Peace & Justice (PPJ) entitled "Violations Against Children's Rights in Turkey". The report highlights violations of fund... Read More...
[OPINION] International Women’s Day 2018 – How Does Turkey Fare up? Leighann Spencer 08/03/2018 By LEIGHANN SPENCER*- 8 March 2018 In theory, Turkey is quite progressive when it comes to women’s rights. Both domestic laws and international agreements provide for safety and equality. In 2012, Turkey... Read More...
Amnesty International Condemns Turkey Rights Violations in Annual Report Leighann Spencer 22/02/2018 Today, Amnesty International released its Annual Report on the state of human rights around the world. The section on Turkey was scathing, with rights violations becoming more and more f... Read More...
