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Articles and Translations | 12.03.2012

"Saturday Mothers remind me of the Plaza de Mayo Mothers"

Interview by Canan Kaya Buenos Aires Although I have been living in Buenos Aires for years, I was surprised to learn that Olimpo, which I had not gone to because it seemed far, is actually quite…

3.03.2012

Human Rights Association’s documentation work

On March 3, Raci Bilici of the Human Rights Association’s (İHD) Diyarbakır Branch made a presentation on documentation initiatives in Diyarbakır as part of our Civil Society Initiative for Truth…

Activities, Articles and Translations | 3.03.2012

Human Rights Association's documentation work

Me wekî Peyanên Civatên Sîvîl ji bo Komîsyonên Heqîqatê çalakiyek di 3ê Adara 2012’an de amade kir. Di vê çalakiyê de Racî Bîlîcî yê ku ji Komeleya Mafên Mirovan (İHD) ya Şubeya Diyarbekîrê,…

Statements and Announcements | 11.01.2012

Looking for own child in Atacama desert

Patricio Guzman's "Nostalgia for the Light" was shown at DEPO as a part of Satur-Dox Documentary screenings. Özgür Sevgi Göral from our Center delivered a speech after the screening of the film.…

Activities | 20.12.2011

Memorials, monuments and museums: Turkey and experiences from the world

Human rights organizations around the world are promoting the development of a diversity of memorialisation projects, such as the conversion of clandestine detention centers to “sites of memory,” and…

Activities | 19.10.2011

Truth commissions: Turkey in light of world experience

Truth commissions are one of the mechanisms implemented in periods of transition to democracy after grave violations of human rights that resulted from times of war, genocide, and dictatorship. The…

7.09.2011

A session on Argentina’s experience of confronting the past

Bir Daha Asla (Böl1) from Hakikat Adalet Hafıza Merkezi on Vimeo. During the session held at Depo, Meltem Aslan, Murat Çelikkan, Nazan Üstündag and Özgür Sevgi Göral talked…

Activities | 7.09.2011

A session on Argentina's experience of confronting the past

Bir Daha Asla (Böl1) from Hakikat Adalet Hafıza Merkezi on Vimeo. During the session held at Depo, Meltem Aslan, Murat Çelikkan, Nazan Üstündag and Özgür Sevgi Göral talked about their experiences…

Statements and Announcements | 20.08.2011

Documentation training for activists from Afganistan and Nepal

ICTJ and USIP organized documentation training with the support of Truth, Justice, and Memory Studies on August 15 - 19, 2011 in Istanbul. In sum, 31 human rights activists (19 from Afghanistan, 6…

Activities | 27.07.2011

Civil Society Initiative for Truth Commissions

Together with the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey, YAKAY-DER, Göç-Der, the Foundation for Social and Legal Studies (TOHAV), and the Legal Aid Office Against Custodial Sexual Harassment and Rape, we…

Activities | 16.04.2011

Study visit in Argentina

Argentina is frequently cited as an exemplary case for how transitional justice can be achieved in the aftermath of state violence and, the role truth commissions, memory work and legal reform can…

Activities | 6.12.2010

Research on the NGOs adressing Kurdish issue

Under the umbrella of Anadolu Kültür, we conducted a systematic study of civil initiatives in Turkey that are concerned with the social manifestations of the Kurdish issue, and that thereby aim to…

Activities | 1.01.1970

Workshop on truth, justice, memory

In theend of the "Towards A Blueprint for Reconciliation" project, we organized a two-day workshop in Istanbul through December 4-5, 2010. The program of the "Truth, Justice, Memory: Experiences,…

1.01.1970

Support to Rights Institutional Support for Human Rights Program finalized

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jK2X2bqiY8 Support to Rights Institutional Support for Human Rights Program, the sub-granting mechanism carried out jointly by Hafıza Merkezi and Heinrich Böll…

Statements and Announcements | 1.01.1970

Joint Statement: Human Rights Journalism Under Attack

The decision by the Ankara Criminal Court of Peace No.3 upon a letter on 16 July 2019 from the General Command of Gendarmerie to block 136 web addresses is a new and heavy assault on the freedom of…

Articles and Translations | 1.01.1970

New Report: A Defenseless Defense

  Currently, we find ourselves in an environment in Turkey where international human rights and constitutional regulations are violated every day. The report A Defenceless Defence — authored…