FIELDS OF WORK
TREATMENT and REHABILITATION
HRFT conducts treatment and rehabilitation of torture survivors and their relatives for them to reach their physical, psychological and social well-being.
DOCUMENTATION
HRFT monitors human rights violations and documents violations in order to take a stand against rights violations, make them visible and contribute to reparation processes.
PREVENTION
HRFT conducts various prevention activities to make truth visible, create awareness in the public, disable impunity and remind the state of its duties on the absolute prohibition of torture.
COLLECTIVE TRAUMA
HRFT develops collective trauma programs to tackle man-made systematic interventions disrupting social, cultural and psychosocial foundations of a society.
HRFT PROJECTS
Defending freedoms of expression, media, association and assembly for reconstruction of the human rights environment (December 2019)
Strengthening Public Awareness and Action Against Gross and Serious Human Rights Violations Including Torture (January 2019)
Supporting academics as a human rights actor in a challenging context (December 2017 – December 2019)
Trauma and Human Rights Institute (THRI) as a Civil Society Network (December 2017 – December 2019)
LATEST REPORTS
Briefing Note on Freedom of Assembly and Association in Turkey
Information Note on Repression, Obstacles, and Challenges Faced by Human Rights Defenders in Turkey (Sept 1 – Dec 31, 2021)
Academics for Peace: Current Situation (November 2021)
2020 – HRFT Treatment Centers Report
Fact Sheet: HRDs in Turkey Facing Excessive Oppression
Preliminary Assessment Report on Violations of Rights During the Protests against the Appointment of Rector to Boğaziçi University by the President