A research delegation set off in 2011 to learn more about the risks and challenges that women human rights defenders endure in Kurdish regions of Turkey. Today Roj Women’s Association is proud to share ‘A woman’s struggle: Using gender lenses to understand the plight of women human rights defenders in Kurdish regions of Turkey‘. We [...]
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New Report: Women Human Rights Defenders in Kurdish Regions of Turkey
Posted in Kurdish feminism, Kurdish women, Political Activism, Political prisoners, women's rights Turkey on May 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Women of Diyarbakir get behind the wheel
Posted in Kurdish women, Kurdish women's economic rights, women's rights Turkey on January 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Women lead drive for gender equality in Diyarbakir, south-east Turkey Source: The Guardian Kurdish women in Diyarbakir, where an EU grant has enabled more women to gain licences to drive vehicles. Most of the stories that emerge from Baglar, the largest and poorest district in Diyarbakir, in south-east Turkey, have been reports of violent clashes between [...]
20 Women killed in Turkey in October 2011
Posted in Gender violence, Violence against women Turkey, women's rights Turkey, tagged Violence against women Turkey on December 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
According to data compiled by bianet, 20 women were killed by men in October 2011. 22 women were wounded, seven women raped. From January to October 2011, a total of 226 women were killed and 93 were raped. Source: Bianet According to data based on reports in local and national newspapers and news agencies, a [...]
Turkish court reduces sentences for men accused of raping 13-year-old
Posted in Gender violence, Violence against children, Violence against women, Violence against women Turkey, women's rights Turkey, tagged N.C. davasi, N.C. Turkey, Reyhan Yalcindag on December 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Human Rights groups have reacted with outrage after a Turkish court reduced the prison sentences of 26 men convicted for having sex with a 13-year-old girl because the victim had given “consent”. Source: The Guardian In a judgment this week, the court ruled that the sentence was based on the old Turkish penal code, under [...]
Women Working Home-Based Seek their Rights
Posted in women's rights Turkey, tagged ev iscileri, Women Working Home-Based on December 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The 2nd National Conference of Home-Based Working Women was held in Ankara on 2-4 December. The participants voiced their demands for Turkey to sign the ILO Home Work Convention. Source: BIA The Home-Based Working Women 2nd National Conference was held in Ankara on from 2 to 4 December. Women from various cities who are working [...]
“Opening and Backsliding at the same Time”
Posted in Kurdish feminism, Violence against women, Violence against women Turkey, women's rights Turkey, tagged Ann-Margarethe Livh, President of the Stockholm Equality Commission, Swedish Left Party on December 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Ann-Margarethe Livh from the Swedish Left Party said in interview that women in Turkey knew how to focus their struggle. “Even if most of these women are in jail because of the KCK trial, they will not give up”. Source:BIA Livh, President of the Stockholm Equality Commission, came to Diyarbakır to observe the KCK trial that was heard [...]
1 Case of Domestic Violence every 10 Minutes
Posted in Violence against women, Violence against women Turkey, women's rights Turkey, tagged domestic violence, General Police Directorate (EGM) on November 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
According to an announcement of the police, almost 80,000 cases of domestic violence were registered in the past 19 months. This means that domestic violence is experienced every ten minutes at homes in Turkey. Source: BIA According to official numbers of the General Police Directorate (EGM), 78,488 incidents of domestic violence were registered in the [...]
24 Women and 6 Men Killed in August
Posted in Gender violence, Honour crime victims, Violence against women, Violence against women Turkey, women's rights Turkey, tagged domestic violence, violence against women on November 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
According to the monthly tally kept by bianet, 24 women were killed by males in August 2011. 17 women were raped, 51 wounded. The majority of violent incidents was observed in Istanbul, Izmir, Adana, Ankara and Antalya. Source:BIA According to bianet‘s evaluation of local and national newspapers and news agencies, male perpetrators killed 24 men [...]
Turkey far behind from Closing the Gender Gap
Posted in women's rights Turkey, tagged gender equality in Turkey, Women rights Turkey, World Economic Forum on November 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Turkey ranks on place 122 of 134 countries in the Global Gender Gap Index 2011. According to the report, no country was able to close the gender gap completely. Source: BIA Turkey occupies the last place in the regional rankings. The country performs above average in the political empowerment of women- primarily women in parliament-and in [...]
