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Shadow NGO Report on Turkey’s Initial Periodic Report to the Committee on the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Publication Date: 
May, 2011


This Shadow Report aims to draw attention to the discrimination and the human rights violations that women in Turkey face, within the framework of the Initial Review for Turkey under CESCR to take place in May 2011. The following evaluation and demands are based on the shadow report submitted to the U.N. CEDAW Committee in July 2010 by 20 NGOs and 6 NGO platforms.

Under the current Government’s second term (since 2007), there has been little progress in Turkey in terms of the necessary legal and institutional reforms for gender equality.

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Tags: External Publications, Turkey, United Nations, Asia , Laws and Courts

‘He Loves You, He Beats You': Family Violence in Turkey and Access to Protection

Publication Date: 
May, 2011
'He Loves You, He Beats You': Family Violence in Turkey and Access to Protection (HRW)


Gaps in Law, Police Response, Put Urgently Needed Help Out of Reach. 
(Istanbul) May 4, 2011 -- Turkey's flawed family violence protection system leaves women and girls across the country unprotected against domestic abuse, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Life-saving protections, including court-issued protection orders and emergency shelters, are not available for many abuse victims because of gaps in the law and enforcement failures. 

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Tags: domestic violence, External Publications, Turkey, Europe

Voices Unveiled: Turkish Women Who Dare (Film)

Publication Date: 
April, 2010


Voices Unveiled: Turkish Women Who Dare
- A film by Binnue Karaevli 

Can Islamic values co-exist with full equality for women? VOICES UNVEILED examines this timely issue through portraits of three women pursuing life paths and careers of their own choosing in present-day Turkey.
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Tags: Turkey, Asia , Multimedia, Europe

The Dynamics of Honor Killings in Turkey: Prospects for Action

Publication Date: 
November, 2005

Through this report, the UNDP and UNFPA seek to further contribute to the discussion and debate in Turkey about honor killings through perspectives from a cross-section of society: women and men of varying ages, educational levels, and social backgrounds; public officials; religious leaders; non-governmental organizations and the media. The report synthesis comprehensive and well-researched data to illuminate such topics as perceptions of honor ,cases of ‘dishonorable conduct’: causes and consequences and recommendations to stop honor killings.

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Tags: 'honor' crimes, External Publications, Turkey
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