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Turkey exploits post-9/11 counterterrorism model to target critics in exile Turkey has drawn extensively from the U.S. counterterrorism post-9/11 playbook to go after exiled political enemies, in particular the Gulen movement.

The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) reported on illegal abductions from abroad carried out by the Turkish government.

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🔸Today we commemorate World #HumanRightsDay, a moment to remind ourselves once again that all people have equal rights and the right to live with dignity.

Human rights are universal values and there is a duty to protect the rights of every individual.

🔸English teacher Sema Gökkan was arrested with her 4-month-old baby,

leaving her 8-year-old daughter with her father. Allegations include having an account at Bank Asya, attending religious meetings, or contacting the charity Kimse Yok Mu, sparking debate on #humanrights and family unity.

🔸The speech of the #European Parliament's Turkey Rapporteur Nacho Sánchez Amor ( @NachoSAmor ) on the girls arrested in #Turkey on the pretext of terrorism.

🔸Today is the 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐕𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧.

Violence against women is never acceptable anywhere in the world. We hope for a future where women can live equal and free lives.

This artwork is specially drawn for the day by @kunsthalte.📌
#internationalevrouwendag

🔸𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 in #Turkey:

After the 2016 coup attempt, over 33,500 public school teachers and 24,000 private school educators were dismissed. Many were labeled as "terrorists" without evidence.

#MemoriesOfTeachers

🔸A Dark Chapter in Education:

Over 1,000 private schools and 15 universities were shut down, leaving thousands of teachers and students in uncertainty

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🔸Tragic Losses:

Educators fleeing persecution, like Hüseyin and Nur Maden, drowned in the Aegean Sea with their children while seeking safety.

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🔸Families Torn Apart:

Over 700 children live in prisons alongside their detained mothers, highlighting the widespread impact of rights violations.

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🔸History #teacher Gökhan Açıkkollu died after 13 days of torture in custody in 2016.

He was reinstated to his position 1.5 years after his death.

6.5 years later, the UN ruled that his rights to life, freedom, and security had been violated.

🔸Şerife Sulukan, a paralyzed physics #teacher dismissed by decree, is imprisoned alone, unable to meet basic needs like bathing or toileting, making her daily survival extremely challenging.
#ÖğretmenlerGünü

🔸Kezban Kalın, mother of trainee lieutenant Alper Kalın:

"My child is innocent, the most productive years of his life are spent unjustly in prison.

We want #justice!"

🔸Stage 4 cancer patient Yusuf Özmen has been imprisoned since 2021 for using Bylock, which the #ECHR ruled is not a crime. Despite his illness spreading and being deemed chronic, he remains detained.

SuçlularSerbest MasumlarHapis
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📣📣The American-based International Human Rights Organisation (@HRF) released a statement condemning the Erdoğan regime's continued repression despite the ECHR's ruling on the arrest of 459 people.
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"Zülfü Aktaş is 84 years old, 91 per cent disabled and has many diseases. Execution should be postponed."

📍Kayseri Bünyan Women Closed Prison

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Decree Law Persecution Continues
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In Turkey, 706 babies 🎈are forced to grow up in prison with their mothers. This severely affects their physical and emotional development.

Humane solutions must be implemented to prevent #children from becoming victims of the justice system, and their #rights must be protected.
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Baby Aylan died on 2 September 2015, when the boat on which his family fled the war sank.

Why can't #children live in a happy world!

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👶 Children are our future! 🌍

Let’s protect their rights to
education 🏫,
healthcare 🏥,
play 🎈,
and love 💕.

🌟 Every child deserves a happy childhood! ✨

#ChildRights #OurFuture
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📌A father holding his dead baby in his arms while trying to escape Erdoğan's regime in the Aegean...

📍What is to blame for these babies?

#worldchildrenday #childrenrights
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🎈It is observed that the physical and social development of children staying with inmate mothers is weakened due to the crowded structure of the wards.

Children experience various developmental problems.
#childrenrights

🔸Who are we?

It was founded by volunteers from various professions living in the Netherlands who support the rule of law, democracy and human rights.

🔸Our Vision

As human rights violations are made public, violations will decrease or end.

🔸Our Mission

To share with the public accurate information on human rights violations occurring in the world and the resulting victimisation.