Freedom Convention 2021: Grave Human Rights Violations in Turkey

Freedom Convention Turkey 2021; that will address injustices, inequalities, human rights violations taking place under the current regime in Turkey; will be held virtually on December 10th, Human Rights Day.

Consisting of three panels, the convention will shed a light on human rights violations in Turkey.

Mark your calendars to hear from exclusive voices on these topics.

Violations of civil and political rights, aspects of dictatorships, stigmatizations and persecution are among the issues that will be touched on in the first panel.

The panelist in the second session will discuss enforced disappearances, ill-treatment and torture in custody and detention, elderly and sick inmates’ situations in Turkey’s jails.

In the last session of the convention, speakers will talk about ethnic-based discrimination, gender-based oppression, Turkey’s Syria policies & more.

Speakers:

• David Phillips
• Emre Turkut
• Arbana Xharra
• Dr Kemal Sahin
• Serdar Celebi
• Despina Syrri
• Anjel Dikme
• Cynthia Butler
• Arat Baris
• Ruth Ben-Ghiat
• Barbaros Sansal
• Meltem Arikan
• Yasemin Mamaloglu
• Busra Sarac
• Mfana Gwala

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Panel 3: