In Turkiye, 2.659 individuals remain convicted on the basis of judgments that the European Court of Human Rights has found to be unlawful.

In Turkiye, 2,659 individuals remain convicted on the basis of judgments that the European Court of Human Rights has found to be unlawful. Not despite the law, but in violation of it.#RuleOfLaw #HumanRights https://t.co/yBOVgjn2Ki pic.twitter.com/lSSIoJWNJ9 — IAHRA Geneva (@iahrageneva) January 6, 2026

IAHRAG Issues Open Letter to UN Member States Over Systemic Rule-of-Law Collapse in Türkiye

The President of the International Association for Human Rights Advocacy in Geneva (IAHRAG) has issued an urgent Open Letter to all Member States of the United Nations Human Rights Council. The communication warns of an exceptional crisis concerning the systemic violation of fair-trial and legality guarantees in Türkiye. On 16

The call for inputs on General Comment No. 38 by the UN Human Rights Committee and IAHRAG's contribution to this important and timely process

While the right to freedom of association is facing growing restrictions worldwide, the call for inputs on General Comment No. 38 by the UN Human Rights Committee reflects a strong commitment to the promotion and protection of this fundamental right. IAHRAG is pleased to submit its contribution to this important

IAHRAG's Cocktail Reception

As the UN marks its 80th anniversary, civil society’s struggle to sustain meaningful participation in multilateral spaces remains as challenging as ever. IAHRAG, firmly believing that civil society participation is essential to represent the “peoples” upon which the UN was founded, aims to organize an event on the occasion

Systematic Internal Exile in Türkiye

Arbitrary Travel Bans on the Grounds of Terrorism Accusations

IAHRAG's Webinar:

More Than Monitoring: Exploring the Rapid Response Power of Treaty Bodies

Serious concerns about the human rights situation in 🇹🇷 #Türkiye.

The High Commissioner for Human Rights raised serious concerns about the human rights situation in 🇹🇷 #Türkiye.

Online Panel: Strategic Litigation and the UN Special Procedures: Best Practices for Effective Human Rights Engagement

Strategic Litigation and the UN Special Procedures Best Practices for Effective Human Rights Engagement 🗓️ 30 June 2025, 16:00–17:30 CEST 📝 Registration Participation is open to everyone upon registering below: IAHRAG Webinar Registration – Strategic Litigation The system of UN Special Procedures represents one of the most dynamic and independent

Yasak case before the European Court’ Grand Chamber – first hearings on May 7, 2025

On August 27, 2024, the Second Section of the European Court of Human Rights issued its ruling in Yasak v. Türkiye, which starkly contradicted the principles established in the Grand Chamber’s Yüksel Yalçınkaya judgment (in which the Grand Chamber explicitly noted that the decision pertained to around 8,000

Türkiye ordered not to deport a Syrian refugee to the Syrian Arab Republic

Last December 18, 2024, the UN Human Rights Committee ordered Türkiye, through interim measures, not to deport a Syrian refugee to the Syrian Arab Republic.  This is a landmark interim decision in a context of uncertainty surrounding the fate of millions of Syrian asylum seekers worldwide. The case will also

Detailed United Nations Allegation Letter

Detailed United Nations Allegation Letter (7 Special Rapporteurs) on measures of systematic repression through the misuse of counterterrorism legislation, and the concomitant impact on civil society, human rights defenders, political dissidents, and journalists

2024 United Nations Human Rights Committee’s concluding observations on Türkiye

The UN Human Rights Committee released its concluding observations, CCPR/C/TUR/CO/2, on Türkiye’s second Periodic report, after a two days’ dialogue held on 23 and 24 October 2024.  The concluding observations of the Committee are a key document summarizing the civil and political rights’ situation over