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Outlaw Regime: A Chronicle of Iran’s Destructive Activities

The report covers Iran's support for terrorism, its missile program, illicit financial activities, threats to maritime security and cybersecurity, human rights abuses, as well as environmental exploitation.

By U.S. Mission Turkey | 19 October, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, News, Reports

Country Reports on Terrorism for 2017

TURKEY Overview: Turkey continued its intensive efforts to defeat terrorist organizations both inside and outside its borders, including the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and ISIS, respectively. Turkey’s eight-month military operation, referred to as Operation Euphrates Shield, to clear ISIS from a 98-kilometer segment of the Turkey-Syria border concluded in March 2017. Turkey remained an active ...

By yurdakulax | 21 September, 2018 | Topics: Key Documents, Reports

Pompeo: Religious freedom is ‘a universal human right’

Secretary of State Pompeo called religious freedom “a right belonging to every individual on the globe” and said the U.S. “stands with those who yearn for religious liberty.” Pompeo spoke May 29 as the State Department released the 2017 International Religious Freedom Report describing the state of religious freedom in countries around the world. This year marks the 20th anniversary ...

By U.S. Mission Turkey | 4 June, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Key Documents, News, Reports | Tags: Religious Freedom

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2017

Preface We are a nation founded on the belief that every person is endowed with inalienable rights. Promoting and defending these rights is central to who we are as a country. The 2017 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (The Human Rights Reports) document the status of human rights and worker rights in nearly 200 countries and ...

By U.S. Mission Turkey | 24 April, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Key Documents, Reports

Release of 2016 International Religious Freedom Report

Secretary Tillerson (Aug. 15): "The release of the 2016 International Religious Freedom Report details the status of religious freedom in 199 countries and territories, and provides insights as to significant and growing challenges.

By U.S. Mission Turkey | 16 August, 2017 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Reports, U.S. & Turkey | Tags: Rex Tillerson

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2016 – TURKEY

Link to Full Report on Turkey: http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/humanrightsreport/index.htm?year=2016&dlid=265482 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Turkey is a constitutional republic with a multiparty parliamentary system and a president. A unicameral parliament (the Grand National Assembly) exercises legislative authority. Binali Yildirim succeeded Ahmet Davutoglu as prime minister in May. Civilians at times did not maintain effective control over security forces. On July 15, ...

By U.S. Mission Turkey | 4 March, 2017 | Topics: Human Rights, Key Documents, Official Reports, Reports

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