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A study visit to Spain on Alternatives to Immigration Detention
The European Union and the Council of Europe joint action on “Strengthening the Human Rights Protection of Migrants and Victims of Human Trafficking in Turkey” organised a study visit to Madrid, Spain on 28-30 November 2022 for a delegation of the Turkish Presidency of Migration Management. The...
Training on Human Rights and Combating Smuggling of Migrants organised for Gendarmerie and Coast Guard Academy
In the framework of the Action on “Strengthening the Human Rights Protection of Migrants and Victims of Human Trafficking in Turkey”, academic staff from the Gendarmerie and Coast Guard Academy, and staff of General Command of Gendarmerie raised their capacities through training on human rights...
International Roundtable on Alternatives to Immigration Detention
Held online on 1 September 2022 within the scope of Action “Strengthening the Human Rights Protection of Migrants and Victims of Human Trafficking in Turkey”, the international roundtable brought together the representatives of the Presidency of Migration Management (PMM) of Türkiye and...
Monitoring Visit to Aydın Removal Centre by Council of Europe and HREIT
A delegation comprising the representatives of Council of Europe and experts from the Human Rights and Equality Institution of Türkiye (HREIT) visited the Aydın Removal Centre on 25 August 2022, within the scope of the Action “Strengthening the Human Rights Protection of Migrants and Victims of...
The second round of “Human Rights and Migration” trainings held in Ankara for the personnel of Human Rights and Equality Institution of Türkiye
A two-day training on “Human Rights and Migration” was organised on 18-19 August 2022 in Ankara for the second group of personnel from Human Rights and Equality Institution of Türkiye (HREIT), within the scope of Action “Strengthening the Human Rights Protection of Migrants and Victims of Human...
Training on “Human Rights and Migration” for the Lawyers of Giresun Bar
The first round of the Human Rights and Migration training was organised in Giresun on 6-7 June 2022 for a group of lawyers of the Giresun Bar, in cooperation with UTBA (Union of Turkish Bar Associations) within the framework of the Action on “Strengthening the human rights protection of migrants...
The Action “Strengthening the Human Rights Protection of Migrants and Victims of Human Trafficking in Turkey” held its Fourth Steering Committee Meeting Online
The fourth Steering Committee Meeting of the European Union-Council of Europe Joint Action “Strengthening the Human Rights Protection of Migrants and Victims of Human Trafficking in Turkey” took place on 10/02/2022 on an online platform. The representatives of the Council of Europe, the...
The Action “Strengthening the Human Rights Protection of Migrants and Victims of Human Trafficking in Turkey” held HELP Certificate Ceremony and the Launch of 3 HELP Courses with Ministry of Justice
The Certificate Ceremony for judges and prosecutors who had completed the Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) courses on “Asylum and ECHR” and “Combatting Human Trafficking” was held on 8 November at the Ankara Hilton SA Hotel, in cooperation with the Human Rights Department of...
The Action “Strengthening the Human Rights Protection of Migrants and Victims of Human Trafficking in Turkey” held HELP Panel with Ministry of Justice
The Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) Panel, consisting of judges and prosecutors who had completed the courses on “Asylum and ECHR” and ‘’Combatting Human Trafficking’’, was held on 8 November at the Ankara Hilton SA Hotel, in cooperation with the Human Rights Department of...
“Human Rights and Migration Law” and “How to Convey Child Friendly Information to Children in Migration” training was provided to the personnel of General Command of Gendarmerie
Within the European Union/Council of Europe joint programme Horizontal Facility II, under the Action “Strengthening the Human Rights Protection of Migrants and Victims of Human Trafficking”, training was provided to two groups of personnel of the Turkish General Command of Gendarmerie between...
Trainings on “Human Rights and Migration Law” and “How to Convey Child Friendly Information to Children in Migration” were provided to the personnel of Turkish Coast Guard Command
Within the European Union/Council of Europe joint programme Horizontal Facility II, under the Action “Strengthening the Human Rights Protection of Migrants and Victims of Human Trafficking”, two trainings were provided to the personnel of Turkish Coast Guard Command between 02-05 August 2021 in...
Three online courses with Ministry of Family and Social Services launched in Turkey
The European Programme for Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) courses on “Refugee and Migrant Children”, “Child Friendly Justice” and “Asylum and European Convention on Human Rights” were launched online on 9 June in co-operation with the Ministry of Family and Social Services...
Roundtable meeting with law enforcement agencies on smuggling of migrants in Turkey
A roundtable meeting on the situation of smuggling of migrants in Turkey was held online on 8 June 2021, under the joint European Union/Council of Europe action “Strengthening the human rights protection of migrants and victims of human trafficking in Turkey”. In addition to national and...
Launching of the Online Course on “Refugee and Migrant Children” for Gaziantep Bar Lawyers
The European Programme for Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) course on “Refugee and Migrant Children” was launched online on 28 May in cooperation with the Gaziantep Bar Association of Turkey, under the Action on “Strengthening the human rights protection of migrants and...
Launching of the Online Course on “Asylum and European Convention on Human Rights” for Lawyers of the Edirne Bar Association
The European Programme for Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) course on “Asylum and European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)” was launched online on 7 May in co-operation with the Edirne Bar Association of Turkey, under the Action on “Strengthening the human rights protection...
Launching of the Online Course on “Asylum and European Convention on Human Rights” for Turkish Judges and Prosecutors
The European Programme for Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) course on “Asylum and European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)” was launched online on 9 April in co-operation with the Human Rights Department of the Ministry of Justice of Turkey, under the Action on...
Several migration related publications now available in Turkish
Within the scope of the joint European Union/Council of Europe action “Strengthening the human rights protection of migrants and victims of human trafficking in Turkey”, the Council of Europe Programme Office in Ankara has translated into Turkish and published the following publications:...
Launch of the online HELP course on “Asylum and European Convention on Human Rights” for lawyers of the Bursa Bar Association
The European Programme for Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) course on “Asylum and European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)” was launched online on 4 March for the first group of lawyers from Bursa Bar Association. The online event brought together 40 lawyers of the Bursa...
“Strengthening the human rights protection of migrants and victims of human trafficking in Turkey”: the second Steering Committee meeting held online
The second Steering Committee meeting of the action “Strengthening the human rights protection of migrants and victims of human trafficking in Turkey” took place online on 7 December 2020. The meeting brought together 46 participants, including representatives from the European Union Delegation...
Webinar: “Administrative Detention in Migration Context and European Convention on Human Rights"
On 13 October a first webinar for University lecturers and students was conducted by the Senior Registry Lawyers of the European Court of Human Rights, Dr. Roberta MUSCAT, in co-operation with the Bilkent University in Ankara. It was done within the framework of the project “Strengthening the...
