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children's rights

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‘We Do Not Have to Obey Just Because We are Children’
SURVEY WITH 67 VOLUNTARY CHILDREN
‘We Do Not Have to Obey Just Because We are Children’
Child and Youth Studies Specialist Ceren Suntekin has conducted a survey with 67 voluntary children who stay home during pandemic. “We need to keep in mind that they are individuals, too,” Suntekin has noted.
12 June 2020 Ayşegül Özbek
‘Imprisoning a Child with the Mother is a Crime Against Humanity’
ACADEMIC MESUDE ATAY
‘Imprisoning a Child with the Mother is a Crime Against Humanity’
After Gönül Aslan was arrested in Diyarbakır this week, her 3-year-old son Dilgeş has been sent to prison with her. We have spoken with Prof. Mesude Atay from İstanbul Bilgi University about Dilgeş and hundreds of others like him behind bars.
28 May 2020 Evrim Kepenek
‘Children Should Go out When Adults Don’t’
CORONAVIRUS
‘Children Should Go out When Adults Don’t’
Children aged 14 and younger were allowed to go out for the first time after a long time today. Parents were of the same opinion: The permission should be given when there is a general curfew at the weekend. Parks were crowded, so were the streets...
13 May 2020 Ayşegül Özbek
Having Chased Children With a Gun in Mardin, Police Officer Suspended from Duty
Having Chased Children With a Gun in Mardin, Police Officer Suspended from Duty
The Sub-Governor’s Office of Nusaybin has announced that the police officer who chased children playing in front of their homes with a gun and fired his gun into the air has been suspended from duty and investigated.
11 May 2020
‘If Seasonal Agricultural Workers Cannot Find a Job, Child Labor will Increase’
CORONAVIRUS
‘If Seasonal Agricultural Workers Cannot Find a Job, Child Labor will Increase’
Development Workshop has released a report on the lives of seasonal agricultural workers in Turkey in the days of coronavirus pandemic. Ayşe Özsoy from Development Workshop has answered the questions of bianet.
7 May 2020 Hikmet Adal
19 Million Children Internally Displaced by Conflict and Violence in 2019, Says UNICEF
19 Million Children Internally Displaced by Conflict and Violence in 2019, Says UNICEF
Underlining that is it the “highest number ever,” the UNICEF has noted that internally displaced children are among the world’s most vulnerable to COVID-19.
5 May 2020
Children’s Day and COVID-19: This Year is Not Any Other Year
PENNED BY UNICEF REPRESENTATIVE TO TURKEY
Children’s Day and COVID-19: This Year is Not Any Other Year
As the global economy slows down as forecasted, governments must find ways to maintain or even increase public spending on social protection—or risk undoing the good progress on child rights made to date.
23 April 2020
‘It Gets Harder to Access Mechanisms to Protect Children’s Rights During Pandemic’
İSTANBUL BAR CHILDREN’S RIGHTS CENTER
‘It Gets Harder to Access Mechanisms to Protect Children’s Rights During Pandemic’
The Children’s Rights Center of İstanbul Bar Association has stated, “The significant decrease in the number of victim children is considered to be mainly caused by problems about accessing protective mechanisms.”
23 April 2020
‘Only Way to Reach Children in Villages is a Phone with Poor Cell Reception’
‘Only Way to Reach Children in Villages is a Phone with Poor Cell Reception’
In the days of corona, a new online event is shared for children on social media every day, they are told stories online. But, what about the children living in villages? Gülesra, a teacher from a village in Diyarbakır, has answered our questions.
23 April 2020 Ayşegül Özbek
‘We Offer Stolen Futures to Children on the Centenary of Children’s Day’
BAR ASSOCIATIONS DENOUNCE CHILD MURDER
‘We Offer Stolen Futures to Children on the Centenary of Children’s Day’
Arrested for stabbing his wife and released in November 2019, Müslüm Aslan has battered and killed his 9-year-old daughter Ceylan.
22 April 2020
Children will Suffer Economic Destruction Following Pandemic, Says UNICEF
Children will Suffer Economic Destruction Following Pandemic, Says UNICEF
Releasing a statement, UNICEF Executive Director Fore has raised concerns that “while children are largely spared the immediate health consequences of the pandemic, they will suffer the economic destruction left in its wake.”
10 April 2020
‘If I Had a Magic Wand, I Would Erase the Last Month from the Lives of Everyone’
CHILDREN TELL
‘If I Had a Magic Wand, I Would Erase the Last Month from the Lives of Everyone’
Yağız, Kevser, Arda, Yağmur… Their teacher asked them: “If you had magical powers…” Children have written down their wishes to get rid of coronavirus.
7 April 2020 Ayşegül Özbek
‘Pandemic Could Devastate Refugees Without Urgent International Action’
UNICEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FORE
‘Pandemic Could Devastate Refugees Without Urgent International Action’
Releasing a statement, UNICEF Executive Director Fore has noted that “given how quickly the virus is spreading, COVID-19 will almost certainly gain a foothold in refugee camps, crowded reception centers or detention facilities holding migrant families.”
2 April 2020
‘TurkStat’s Child Labor Survey is Not Realistic as it Does Not Cover Syrian Children’’
‘TurkStat’s Child Labor Survey is Not Realistic as it Does Not Cover Syrian Children’’
Nail Dertli from Fişek Institute Science and Action Foundation for Working Children and lawyer Fırat Çiçek from Children’s Rights Center of İstanbul Bar have spoken to bianet about the “Child Labor Survey” announced by the TurkStat after 7 years.
2 April 2020 Ayşegül Özbek
There are 720 Thousand Child Workers in Turkey
TURKSTAT CHILD LABOR SURVEY
There are 720 Thousand Child Workers in Turkey
The TurkStat has shared “Working Child Statistics” after seven years. The data shared by the institute have shown that there are 720 thousand child workers in the 5-17 age group in Turkey, 4.4 percent of whom are between the ages of 5 and 11.
31 March 2020
Employers Arrested Over Torture of 2 Child Workers
Employers Arrested Over Torture of 2 Child Workers
Previously released on probation, two employers have been arrested over the torture of two child workers upon the objection of the prosecutor’s office.
2 January 2020
Father of Child with Autism Behind Bars, His Mother Not Given Home Care Benefit
Father of Child with Autism Behind Bars, His Mother Not Given Home Care Benefit
“If my husband is guilty, he is paying for his crime, he should indeed do so. But, what is my son’s fault?”, asks Canan A., the mother of a five-year-old child with autism. The mother requests home care benefit for her son.
19 December 2019 Evrim Kepenek
‘97 Children Died in Curfews, No Lawsuits Filed’
‘CHILDREN ARE RIGHT’ PANEL
‘97 Children Died in Curfews, No Lawsuits Filed’
While İHD Ankara Children’s Rights Commission member Koçak has indicated that there are 21,000 pregnant children according to official records, Yılmaz from Amnesty International has stated that 97 children died in curfews, but no lawsuits were filed.
17 December 2019
Child with Autism Tortured
Child with Autism Tortured
In the lawsuit filed against a sports teacher for battering a child with autism, the attorney of the defendant has said, “It was my client who suffered”. The expert report has also indicated that the child was subjected to physical and psychological violence.
6 December 2019 Ayça Söylemez
‘780 Children are Behind Bars with Their Mothers’
RIGHT INITIATIVE ASSOCIATION
‘780 Children are Behind Bars with Their Mothers’
The Right Initiative has indicated that while there were 743 children behind bars in 2018, this number has increased to 780 as of November 2019.
2 December 2019
CHP Report: There are 1.7 Million Refugee Children in Turkey
CHILDREN'S DAY
CHP Report: There are 1.7 Million Refugee Children in Turkey
The report covers a wide range of issues about, including child labor, sexual abuse and refugees children.
20 November 2019
Parliamentary Question About Child Labor on World Children’s Day
NOVEMBER 20 WORLD CHILDREN'S DAY
Parliamentary Question About Child Labor on World Children’s Day
On the occasion of November 20 World Children’s Day, main opposition CHP MP Barut has submitted a Parliamentary question on child labor. “Children are mistreated because laws are exploited or not enforced,” the MP has said.
20 November 2019
Ministry of Education Launches Investigation into Booing of Children with Autism
Ministry of Education Launches Investigation into Booing of Children with Autism
After it was reported in the news that a group of parents requested the closure of classrooms for autistic children at a primary school in Aksaray and booed the children, the Ministry of Education has launched an investigation.
7 November 2019
ECtHR: Children Held in Inhuman Conditions in Removal Centers
ECtHR: Children Held in Inhuman Conditions in Removal Centers
The ECtHR has concluded that the prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment was violated at Kumkapı and Antep Removal Centers. Turkey will pay 67,500 Euro to applicant G.B. and her three children in damages.
1 November 2019
‘Why Don’t You Share Statistics on Sexual Abuse of Children with the Public?’
HDP MP OYA ERSOY ASKS
‘Why Don’t You Share Statistics on Sexual Abuse of Children with the Public?’
HDP MP Ersoy has addressed a Parliamentary question to Minister of Justice Gül. “Is data on sexual abuse of children hidden from the public because the Judicial Reform plans to introduce reduced sentences for child abusers”, Ersoy has asked.
31 October 2019
Joint Call by 38 NGOs: Take Action for Children
Joint Call by 38 NGOs: Take Action for Children
38 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have released a joint statement on Turkey’s Syria operation in German, English, Arabic, Kurmanji and Turkish, raising concerns over the children affected by Turkey’s military operation into northern Syria.
18 October 2019
Refugee Boat Sinks in Ayvalık, Claiming the Lives of One Child and One Baby
Refugee Boat Sinks in Ayvalık, Claiming the Lives of One Child and One Baby
A boat carrying refugees has sunk off the coast of Ayvalık in the Aegean Sea. While 33 of 35 people on board have been rescued by the coast guard teams, one child and a two-month-old baby have lost their lives in the incident.
14 October 2019
Landslide in Tent Area of Agricultural Workers: 2 Syrian Children Die, 2 Children Wounded
Landslide in Tent Area of Agricultural Workers: 2 Syrian Children Die, 2 Children Wounded
A landslide has hit a stream bed in Konya where seasonal agricultural workers from Syria set up their tents. While two children have lost their lives, two children have been injured.
28 August 2019
Man Who Sexually Abused a Child Sentenced to 29 Years in Prison
Man Who Sexually Abused a Child Sentenced to 29 Years in Prison
In the first hearing of the lawsuit filed into a child abuse case in Küçükçekmece, İstanbul, the defendant has been sentenced to 29 years in prison without any good conduct time.
27 August 2019
12-Year-Old Child Handcuffed Behind the Back in Trustee Protests
12-Year-Old Child Handcuffed Behind the Back in Trustee Protests
Lawyer Murat Yılmaz has underlined that the Article 18 of Child Protection Law stipulates that children shall not be shackled, handcuffed or subjected to a similar treatment while being transferred as part of an investigation.
23 August 2019
Wedding Guests Fire Their Guns into Air, One Child Loses His Life
Wedding Guests Fire Their Guns into Air, One Child Loses His Life
The guests of a wedding in Antep fired their shotguns and pistols into the air. Hit by a bullet to his stomach, 12-year-old Hüseyin Cennet has lost his life.
5 August 2019
HDP Women’s Group: Investigate Suspicious Death of Rabia Naz and Other Children
HDP Women’s Group: Investigate Suspicious Death of Rabia Naz and Other Children
The HDP Women’s Parliamentary Group has requested that a Parliamentary inquiry be launched against irregularities and impunity in the investigation and prosecution of suspicious deaths, especially that of Rabia Naz and other children.
3 July 2019
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