ANF | HDP presents report on ‘Women's Rights Violations in Turkey’

21.9.17

ANF | HDP presents report on ‘Women's Rights Violations in Turkey’: Despite the numerous commitments such as “Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence” made by Turkey in the last decades to promote and protect women’s rights; inequality and discrimination against women have deepen even more especially in the recent years. Today, the rights and achievements made in the field of women’s rights are under threat in Turkey. Especially after the coup attempt, the declared state of emergency and the policies that nourish violence have affected the life of the women negatively. The present report provides an overview of key women rights concerns in Turkey.

Council of Europe member states should step up efforts to combat discrimination against women and moreover member states should condemn and combat backward steps that would undermine the principles of equality and non-discrimination.

Although human rights violations in Turkey are on the agenda of the Council of Europe, the problems women face in Turkey and the attacks on women's rights in recent years have not attracted enough attention of the Council.