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Technical Assistance on Mental Health Care and Drug Addiction Treatment Services in Prisons
Mental health and drug addiction are challenges for penitentiary systems all over the world. The purpose of this project was to tackle these issues in Turkish prisons and to bring the country’s penal services into line with international and European standards.
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Technical Assistance for Support to the Local Human Rights Boards and Women’s Rights Awareness
Despite laws being passed in the 1990s to eliminate discrimination against women and a law to protect survivors of domestic violence being enacted in 1998, the country lags behind in implementing its national and international gender equality commitments. Women in Turkey continue to face challenges, with gender-based violence
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Technical Assistance for Promoting Social Inclusion in Densely Roma Populated Areas
It’s an obvious fact that there is a need to increase social inclusion in heavily populated areas, particularly in Rome, mainly by facilitating their entrance into the formal labour market. Within this context, the project aimed to support Rome’s population by improving the quality of education delivery, vocational
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Support to the Solution of Economic and Social Integration Problems in İstanbul, İzmir, Ankara and Bursa as Major In-Migrant Destinations (İGEP)
Cities with high demographic density require reduced urban disparities through enhanced economic, social and cultural opportunities for all citizens. In this respect, the purpose of the project was to provide support to the municipalities of İstanbul, Ankara, İzmir and Bursa to increase institutional capacity to reduce socio-economic integration
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Technical Assistance for Supporting the Solution of Economic and Social Integration Problems in Diyarbakır, Şanlıurfa, Gaziantep, and Erzurum, as Major In-Migrant Destinations
Rapid migration in major urban areas, namely Diyarbakır, Şanlıurfa, Gaziantep and Erzurum (DGES), have adverse impacts in Turkey. To reduce these unfavourable effects, EKOSEP aimed to support social integration and environment-related infrastructure problems due to migration in the selected provinces in a multi-actor manner. Furthermore, it aimed to
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Monitoring Human Rights Situation and Advocating for Compliance with International Human Rights Framework
The main objective of this service contract is to strengthen Turkish civil society organisations’ role in the promotion and protection of human rights through expanded civil society monitoring and advocacy at various levels. The action will provide support to civil society organisations in order to document human rights