Japan: government endangers refugees’ families in Turkey
This document expresses concern regarding the Japanese practice of involving Turkish police in the status determination procedures of Turkish asylum seekers in Japan.
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Turkey: the alleged torture of Cevat Soysal at National Intelligence Agency Headquarters, Ankara
This document outlines the case of Cevat Soysal, a Kurdish man aged 38 originally from Turkey who had been granted political asylum in Germany in 1995. By his own account, he was abducted from Moldova to Turkey by MIT on 13 July 1999. This raises the question of whether other States, Germany or Moldova in … Continue reading Turkey: the alleged torture of Cevat Soysal at National Intelligence Agency Headquarters, Ankara
Turkey: refoulement of non-European refugees: a protection crisis
Amnesty International is gravely concerned about the state of protection for asylum-seekers of non-European origin in Turkey. Under the Turkish regulations regarding refugees, those wishing to seek asylum are required to approach the authorities within five days of arriving in the country. Those who enter the country illegally and who, for whatever reason, fail to … Continue reading Turkey: refoulement of non-European refugees: a protection crisis
Turkey: no security without human rights
Recent Turkish history has been dominated by the Turkish states failed experiment in maintaining security through repression. Successive governments have made some progress towards establishing parliamentary democracy and fundamental freedoms, but national security has consistently been left to the discretion of the security forces. They have treated international human rights standards and Turkish law with … Continue reading Turkey: no security without human rights