A victory for freedom of speech and the right to conscientious objection
Four men, including Halil Savda have been acquitted for supporting the right to conscientious objection to military service. They had been charged with “alienating the public from military service.”...
View ArticleTurkey: Where Conscientious Objection is a Crime
Fifty-six-year-old conscientious objector Ali Fikri Işık is due to appear in front of a Turkish Military Court on October 22, facing three separate charges of ‘desertion’ that could carry a prison...
View ArticleUrgent Action Issued in case of conscientious objector Haluk Selam Tufanlı...
Amnesty International has issued an Urgent Action in the case of Haluk Selam Tufanlı, a conscientious objector who this week was imprisoned by a military court in Northern Cyprus after he refused to...
View ArticleAmnesty on Turkey’s Worsening Human Rights Record: 11 Key Issues
At midnight tonight, Amnesty International issued its Annual Report, The State of the World’s Human Rights. There is grim reading throughout. This was a tough year for human rights worldwide. Below...
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