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The International Refugee Rights Association (IRRA) and the Global Detention Project (GDP) are pleased to have the chance to share pertinent information regarding Turkey's compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child during its 93rd session, as part of the fourth and fifth periodic review.The submission titled “Issues Relating to Immigration Detention of Children” addresses the state party's regulations and practices regarding the detention of children

Administrative detention is a decision to keep a foreigner in a country in repatriation centers for a certain period of time. The implementation of this decision is determined within the scope of specific international conventions and national legislation. In this context, this report addresses the issue of minimum conditions required for administrative detention to be considered legal, primarily within the scope of Turkish Domestic Law and international regulations on administrative detention.

Global Detention Project and International Refugee Rights Association prepared a joint report related to immigration detention. The reporting departement team of IRRA undertook interview with four lawyers lives in Istanbul to understand the issues of migrants in detention centers. According to report “As Türkiye’s immigration detention capacity grows, there is a notable divide between those detention centres that provide adequate living conditions and those that do not meet EU r

Global Detention Project and International Refugee Rights Association prepared a joint report about the treatment of women in the immigration Detention Centres. The reporting departement team of IRRA undertook interview with seven lawyers (five of them women), who represent women detainees in seven detention centres [Kocaeli, Istanbul, Kırklareli, Izmir, Gaziantep, Erzurum, and Hatay.] It is important to note while these interviews represent only a partial sampling of Turkey’s full

Azez, the region nearby Aleppo, hosts almost 300.000 people who mainly seek security from the existing clash environment. Its position as a safe zone has many levels to be discussed both in political and humanitarian terms. In this analysis, the situation in Azez is re-evaluated regarding the general situation in Syria, the influence of Turkey’s existence in the region, and the question of a “safe zone”.To explain further, as it is widely known, Syria suffers from a long-lastin

Afghanistan is one of the main origin countries that constantly sends out immigrants. Instability, external interventions, psychological and environmental factors are among the main sources that cause the turmoil. The fact that the majority of Afghans who migrated are young men shows that the concerns are mostly economic. Migration flow from Afghanistan due to economic and environmental factors seems to continue in the near future. The foreign interventions, conflicts, political instability, an

The refugee deaths continue due to push-backs at the Greek border. since 2015, Greece has been giving a test against the migration flow in her borders. However, the extent to which she complies with human rights in this issue is a matter of debate. Although there was a positive approach especially in the Greek public opinion in the early stages of migration to Europe, as the number of refugees increased, the strict attitude of the Greeks, in particular the police officers, had a great impact in

This guide has been written in order to raise public awareness about refugees’ rights violations faced at international borders. In the report “Principles and Guidelines, supported by practical guidance, on the human rights protection of migrants in vulnerable situations”, the basic legislation on asylum rights was handled on the basis of 20 principles. It is the fundamental obligation of States and all non-state actors to respect and pro-tect the fundamental rights of migrants

Migration is a multi-faceted phenomenon that shapes and is concurrently shaped by other sectors of public policy and governance, including but not limited to the economy, law, national security, foreign affairs and social protection. The acceleration of international and national mobility in all its forms (economic, humanitarian, familial etc.) has particularly acute governance-related consequences for countries like Turkey that are simultaneously migrant-receiving, migrant-sending and t

Can the migration stress transmit to people’s genes from anchestors’ challenging experiences or difficulties? According to Rumeysa Betül Cebeci it is possible to say genetic information caused by environmental factors can be transmitted from generation to generation.The migration action exposes immigrants to brand new experiences cognitively, emotionally and behaviourally. Considering the psychological and physical difficulties experienced before, during, and after migration, it