The Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TIHV) launched a report with the title, “Criminalising Politics: Violations Against the Right to Freedom of Organisation” and evaluated the ruling power’s grade report on human rights. The report was prepared by scanning the daily human rights reports issued by the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey Documentation Center and by examining violations against the right to freedom of organisation between the years 2015 and 2019. The report identified 5,498 incidents, in which freedom of organisation was violated in the last five years. During this five-year period, 1614 associations, 132 foundations, 23 confederations and 19 trade unions were shut down; almost all of which were made through Statutory Decrees issued within the State of Emergency. 127 mayors were dismissed and were replaced with trustees. 11 Parliament Members have lost their seats at the Parliament. 120 mayors and 17 Parliament members were arrested. 1954 police operations were organised against the offices of non-governmental and political organisations, as well as against the houses of the members and executives of such organisations. 495 events were prevented through bans, police interventions and by other means. During this time, 15 thousand 70 people were detained and 2 thousand 709 people were arrested as a result of violations against the right to organisation; 551 people were sentenced to 32 thousand 523 months of imprisonment in total.
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03.08.2021
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