Brown bag lunch with human rights activists from Türkiye
Human rights activists from Turkey share their personal experiences
Description
Türkiye does not recognize the human right to conscientious objection to military service. Conscientious objectors experience a lifelong “civil death” in the country. They face persecutions, fines and prison sentences. With their decision, they are clearly opposing militarization in Türkiye and war.
Conscientious objectors and their supporters are active together in the group Vicdani Ret İzleme (Conscientious Objection Watch). On February 26th, they will visit us at the Quaker House for the Brown Bag lunch. This will be a great opportunity to hear personal experiences from conscientious objectors outside Europe. They will talk about their strategies of resistance against conscription and war in Türkiye. They will also speak about their contacts with groups in the Kurdish regions and discuss whether conscientious objection can be a way to end the
war in the region. Furthermore they will present the work of Vicdani Ret İzleme and invite you to join them in strengthening the eff orts to refuse war and against conscription.
Inan Aru is a conscientious objector and has been tried and imprisoned many times on the same charge due to Türkiye’s failure to recognize the right to conscientious objection. (Ina will be participating online as she was denied a visa).
Hülya Üçpinaris a human rights lawyer from Türkiye, and has a long track record of campaigning for the right to conscientious objection in Türkiye. She is also experienced in applying for this human right within the European and UN system. She is an executive committee member of War Resisters’ International and one of the co-founders of the Nonviolent Education and Research Centre based in İstanbul.
The tour is organised by Connection e.V. and War Resisters‘ International.
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