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The Shrinking Democratic Space and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Turkey from the Perspective of 48 Rights-Based CSOs

Stiftung, European Union Delegation to Turkey
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Stiftung, European Union Delegation to Turkey
Author
Eylem Ertürk
Publisher
MYRA
Year of Publication
2021
Abstract

The United Nations defines the rights-based approach as a conceptual framework based on international human rights standards and promotes support and protection of human rights in practice. It aims to analyse inequalities that lie at the centre of developmental issues, and to correct discriminatory practices and the unfair distribution of power. Through its anti-discrimination work that comprises fragile and excluded groups, its long-term objective is to define and increase the responsibility of relevant individuals and institutions related to human rights, animal rights, and environmental rights. This work is approached in a way that even the most serious rights violations are encompassed, both to ensure the participation of beneficiaries in the process, as well as to strengthen the frame for demanding their rights. Rights-based CSOs’ work is found at state and society levels for the following reasons: protection and improvement of rights, the documentation and elimination of rights violations, and the securing and restitution of justice.

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