Specialization Seminar for Lawyers in Ankara
28 June 2015
On 28 June 2015 Refugee Rights Turkey held a 1-day specialization seminar for lawyers in Ankara in collaboration with the Refugee Rights Committee of the Ankara Bar Association. The event focused on legal concepts and implementation matters concerning the identification and treatment of particularly vulnerable asylum seekers.
RRT launches “Refugee Law Manual for Lawyers” in Turkish!
12 June 2015
Refugee Rights Turkey launches a comprehensive “Refugee Law Manual for Lawyers” in Turkish. The resource compiles the main international norms and domestic legislation items informing the Turkish asylum system as well as sample documents and decisions.
Refugee Rights Turkey initiates new project with American partner RSN
3 March 2015
As of March 2015, Refugee Rights Turkey initiates a comprehensive legal assistance and capacity-building project in collaboration with American partner organization Refugee Solidarity Network (RSN). The project is being funded by U.S. State Department Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migrations (PRM) with additional co-funding and programming support from the Dutch Council for Refugees.
“Refugee Rights Turkey” initiates activities!
2 March 2015
The well-recognized refugee legal aid, asylum advocacy and capacity-building activities known as “Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly Turkey – Refugee Advocacy and Support Program (HCA-RASP)” since 2005 were transitioned to a brand new organizational framework and rebranded “Refugee Rights Turkey” in English and “Mülteci Hakları Merkezi” in Turkish. Registered as a new association under Turkish law in September 2014, Refugee Rights Turkey constitutes the new organizational framework for the continuation of HCA-RASP mandate and activities.