By Peter Greste and Mohamed Fahmy In prison, one of the greatest challenges is psychological. Even though conditions can be pretty terrible, as long as you have basic nutrition, clean water and shelter you can physically survive. But it is the sense of hopelessness and isolation that can be mentally crippling, and even fatal. So […]
For the millions of people who have suffered, and continue to suffer as crimes against humanity go unpunished in Syria, today marks the sixth anniversary of the first major protests that sparked the conflict. Six years. Six years of living in fear of death by constant bombardment from air strikes, deliberate attacks on civilians, homes, […]
The government crackdown is intensifying one month after the attempted uprising. Fear comes in many forms. A month ago, on the night of the bloody coup attempt here in Turkey, I together with millions in Istanbul and Ankara experienced gut-tightening fear as explosions shook our living rooms and gunfire crackled outside our windows. Downstairs my […]
President Erdogan’s announcement of the imposition of a state of emergency must not pave the way for a roll-back in human rights or be used as a pretext to further clamp down on freedom of expression and protections against arbitrary detention and torture. Following a meeting of the National Security Council and the Turkish cabinet […]
Human rights in Turkey are in peril following a bloody coup attempt on Friday 15 July, which resulted in the deaths of at least 208 people and almost 8,000 arrests. Several government officials have suggested reinstating the death penalty as punishment for those found responsible for the failed coup, and the organisation is now investigating […]
Upholding human rights and the rule of law is the job of elected governments. The coup plotters in Turkey forgot this; it is crucial that President Erdogan and the authorities do not. Investigations and accountability should now begin, but this is no time for further rights regression in Turkey. Fair trials must be ensured and […]