OUR VOICE IN THE PRESS

BRUSSELS His Excellency Mr. Charles Michel President of the European Council Her Excellency Ms. Ursula von der Leyen President of the European Commission Your Excellencies, We, the undersigned press freedom and freedom of expression organisations and journalists’ organisations, are writing to you in advance of your planned visit to Turkey on April 6, to ask… … Read more →

Turkey Tribunal in collaboration with International Observatory of Human Rights published fourth report: Press Freedom in Turkey Today part of a series of reports on the state of human rights in Turkey The report on press freedom stated that nearly two hundred media outlets critical of the regime have been shut down The latest report… … Read more →

Turkey Tribunal in collaboration with International Observatory of Human Rights published third report: Impunity in Turkey Today part of a series of reports on the state of human rights in Turkey The report on impunity addresses the persisting problem of impunity in Turkey in respect of serious human rights violations committed by state officials A… … Read more →

Turkey Tribunal has published its second report: Abductions in Turkey Today part of a series of reports on the state of human rights in Turkey The report on abductions provides clear evidence and testimonies that abductions and enforced disappearances have become systematic tools used by the Turkish State to clamp down on their opponents The… … Read more →

The Arrested Lawyers Initiative issued a joint statement following the arrest of 48 lawyers and 7 intern lawyers and 4 purged judges on 11 of September,2020 State run Anatolian News Agency stated that arrests were sought for no other offence than representing those whom the Turkish government considered dissidents and accused of being involved in… … Read more →

International Observatory of Human Rights announced as media partner for the Turkey Tribunal. The Turkey Tribunal announces the launch of a series of reports on the state of Turkish human rights leading up to the Tribunal The assembly of the Turkey Tribunal in Geneva will be rescheduled from 21-25th September until late autumn due to… … Read more →

“Ethiopia: A New Dawn for Press Freedom” a short film produced by The International Observatory of Human rights has been selected to be screened at Lift-Off’s prestigious First-Time Filmmakers Sessions June 2020. Produced by the International Observatory of Human Rights, this short documentary tells the story of press freedom in Ethiopia, from the times of… … Read more →

Open letter with over 100 international signatories calling for freedom for four Yemeni journalists sentenced to death on 11 April 2020 by Houthi court in Sana’a, Yemen. IOHR releases special report by journalist monitoring the unlawful trial on the ground in Yemen. IOHR previews exclusive footage of interviews with relatives and witnesses of Houthi brutality… … Read more →

The International Observatory of Human Rights teamed up with the Press Emblem Campaign to host a discussion to coincide with the UN’s Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Turkey and to highlight the unprecedented threat to human rights in Turkey. The discussion was convened at the Palais des Nations, United Nations in Geneva.… … Read more →

The International Observatory of Human Rights teamed up with the United Nations Association – UK (UNA-UK) to host a roundtable discussion to celebrate Human Rights Day 2019 which year marks the 71st anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This round table was convened at Carmelite Chambers in London to discuss human rights funding allocation… … Read more →