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Lack of Women's Access to Justice in Turkey

CSW66 Parallel Event "LACK OF WOMEN`s ACCESS TO JUSTICE in TURKEY" Commission on the Status of Women 66th Session Virtual Parallel Event LACK OF WOMEN`s ACCESS TO JUSTICE in TURKEY22 March 2022, Tuesday | 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM (EST)On the occasion of the 66th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, Set Them Free organizes a virtual

Women's Rights under Authoritarian Regimes

Click here to Register Commission on the Status of Women 66th Session Virtual Parallel Event Commission on the Status of Women 66th Session Virtual Parallel Event WOMEN`s RIGHTS UNDER AUTHORITARIAN REGIMES14 March 2022, Monday | 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM (EST)On the occasion of the 66th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, Set Them Free organizes a virtual

CSW 65th Session Parallel Event

Combating all Forms of Violence Against Women: Turkey Case 8 March 2021, Thursday at 12:00 PM EST Step by Step Registration Guide On the occasion of the 65th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, the Set Them Free organizes a virtual parallel event entitled “Combating all Forms of Violence Against Women: Turkey Case” on 18 March 2021, Thursday

Bogazici University Protests in New York and Las Vegas

Bogazici University Protests in New York and Las Vegas 21 January 2021 Set Them Free advocates have gathered in New York and Las Vegas on January 21, Saturday to stand in solidarity with the peaceful students practicing their right to protest. Set Them Free strongly condemns the arbitrary detentions of tens of Bogazici University students. Being one of the most prestigious universities

Walk for Purged Mothers in Turkey

On the Occasion of the Mother's Day Today we are gathered here to be the voice of voiceless political prisoners of mothers in Turkey alongside with their babies. The state of emergency and decree laws after the failed coup attempt of July 2016 devastated the lives of tens of thousands families and indeed women in Turkey. In recent years, Turkey has experienced a sharp

Urgent Action for Fatma Gormez

The Critical Health Situation of Fatma Gormez and Urgent Action for the Release of Bekir Gormez on the Conditions of Pending Trial Without Arrest Under the state of emergency, imposed after July 2016 attempted coup and lifted on July 2018, President Erdogan presided over the cabinet, which could pass decrees without parliamentary scrutiny or the possibility of appeal to the constitutional

"Mothers away from Motherland" Panel Discussion

“Mothers Away from Motherland”, Motherʼs Day panel organized by “Set Them Free”and “Atlantic Institute”, had a spotlight on the current situation of Turkish women incarcerated in prisons in Turkey - many with their children - without indictments while embracing the stories of all mothers around the world who have had to find safety for their children away from their homelands. Beside

What if you were in my shoes?

“What if You were in My Shoes?” On April 14, 2018 Set Them Free organized a photo exhibition "What if You Were in My Shoes", in Atlanta Central Library with the partnership with the Atlantic Institute. The exhibition, whose art director is Emin Demiral, aims to raise awareness on the tragic forced-migration stories from Turkey. More than 50 photos, of which the