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🕊️At the heart of the International Geneva, International Association for Human Rights Advocacy in Geneva (IAHRAG) stands as a beacon of hope for victims of systematic oppression and injustice. IAHRAG, as an actor of change, is committed to promoting and protection human rights…
📢 15 July: Anniversary of a Regime That Covers Up the Truth Today marks 9 years since the 15 July 2016 coup attempt in Türkiye. Yet the events of that night remain uncovered by any independent or impartial judiciary. The Parliamentary Commission created to uncover the truth…
Thank You for Joining Us! We extend our heartfelt thanks to the Speakers and to all Participants who joined the first webinar of the #IAHRAGExpertSeries. We are Lawyers, Advocates, Researchers, and Human Rights Defenders, united by one conviction: Human rights are not just…
🚨 Registration Now Open! 🔗 Register via: iahrageneva.com/online-panel-b… Join us for this online panel exploring how civil society can strategically engage with the UN Special Procedures system to enhance international accountability and human rights litigation. 📌 Strategic…
Member of Parliament of the Netherlands, @jpaternotte: "Jailing political opponents undermines the very foundations of democracy, and that's why we stand with him and call for his immediate release. More broadly, the Turkish government must end the misuse of anti-terror…
National Secretary of @MdpMouvement, Councilor of Paris, Deputy Mayor of the 19th arrondissement, and Advisor to the Metropolis of Greater Paris, @Fr_Bechieau: "I support the Collective Stop to Injustice in #Turkey, mobilized in #Strasbourg on June 25, in defense of democracy…
Look who is here in Strasbourg at #justiceforall demonstration. #Strasbourgmeetingforjustice #StrazburgAdaletBuluşması #Pikachu #imamoglu #demirtas #kavala #yalcinkaya
At the #HumanRightsCouncil' opening session, Monday 16 of June, the High Commissioner for Human Rights raised serious concerns about the human rights situation in 🇹🇷 #Türkiye. He expressed concerns "about mass detentions, including of opposition figures on charges of terrorism…
🔷 Today marks the start of the 59th regular session of the Human Rights Council (@UN_HRC), running from 16 June to 9 July 2025 in Geneva. During this session, the Council will review: 📄 100+ reports 📝 20+ draft proposals (decisions and resolutions) 🎤 5 panel discussions on…
🔷 Today marks the start of the 59th regular session of the Human Rights Council (@UN_HRC), running from 16 June to 9 July 2025 in Geneva. During this session, the Council will review: 📄 100+ reports 📝 20+ draft proposals (decisions and resolutions) 🎤 5 panel discussions on…
🚨 Registration Now Open! 🔗 Register via: iahrageneva.com/online-panel-b… Join us for this online panel exploring how civil society can strategically engage with the UN Special Procedures system to enhance international accountability and human rights litigation. 📌 Strategic…
After sustained and collaborative advocacy efforts, we are relieved to share that Mr. Al Mustafa has been released from detention and granted temporary asylum. Mr. Al Mustafa, a #Syrian #asylum seeker in #Turkey, was forcibly deported to Syria in 2020 under the guise of…
Despite an interim measure from the UN Human Rights Committee, #Türkiye continues to detain Mr. Almustafa in order to deport him. Today, the Committee reiterated: no deportation, full access to his lawyer, and no mistreatment in violation of human rights standards. This…
Historic Convention for Protection of Lawyers Opens for Signature: 14 states sign in the first day. arrestedlawyers.org/2025/05/13/his…
🇹🇷 Türkiye's 4th UPR is now live on UN Web TV. Moments ago, the Turkish delegate claimed that “the non-refoulement principle is respected in all areas of migration.” If that's true, will you now respect the interim measures and refrain from deporting Anas Almustafa?…
Despite an interim measure from the UN Human Rights Committee, #Türkiye continues to detain Mr. Almustafa in order to deport him. Today, the Committee reiterated: no deportation, full access to his lawyer, and no mistreatment in violation of human rights standards. This…
🎙️ At the Palais des Nations, we spoke with Mr. Heymans, legal representative in the landmark Yalçınkaya v. Türkiye case before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), about the judgment’s impact on the misuse of anti-terror laws in Türkiye—especially in relation to…
As #Türkiye underwent its Universal Periodic Review (#UPR49) today at the #UN in #Geneva, the International Association for Human Rights Advocacy in Geneva (#IAHRAG) hosted a side event to spotlight the alarming misuse of anti-terror laws to crush dissent and silence civil…
As #Türkiye underwent its Universal Periodic Review (#UPR49) today at the #UN in #Geneva, the International Association for Human Rights Advocacy in Geneva (#IAHRAG) hosted a side event to spotlight the alarming misuse of anti-terror laws to crush dissent and silence civil…
Who is a terrorist in #Türkiye? Today at #UPR49, we expose the arbitrary use of anti-terror laws and their chilling effect on civil society. Join us at 11:30 AM in Room XXII, Palais des Nations. #HumanRights #RuleOfLaw #UPR
Who is a terrorist in #Türkiye? Today at #UPR49, we expose the arbitrary use of anti-terror laws and their chilling effect on civil society. Join us at 11:30 AM in Room XXII, Palais des Nations. #HumanRights #RuleOfLaw #UPR
Despite an interim measure from the UN Human Rights Committee, #Türkiye continues to detain Mr. Almustafa in order to deport him. Today, the Committee reiterated: no deportation, full access to his lawyer, and no mistreatment in violation of human rights standards. This…
📢Amid ongoing uncertainties surrounding the fate of millions of Syrian asylum seekers worldwide, the UN Human Rights Committee has issued a landmark interim order today, urging Türkiye to refrain from deporting a Syrian asylum seeker while his case is under review. This is a…