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Every Child Survives and Thrives: UNICEF’s Sustainable Development Goal Area 1

June 16, 2021 , admin ,
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015 to end poverty, reduce inequality and build more peaceful, prosperous societies by 2030. Also known
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Press Release: Enforced Disappearances of Educationist Orhan Inandi

June 9, 2021 , admin , ,
Reactions continue against the arbitrary detention of educator Orhan Inandi, who was kidnapped 9 days ago in Kyrgyzstan and allegedly held in the Turkish Embassy in Bishkek. A group of
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A parliamentary committee of Kyrgyz Republic has issued an urgent statement on the abduction of Educationst Orhan Inandi

June 2, 2021 , admin ,
Translated from: Парламент комитети Орхан Инандынын уурдалышы боюнча чукул кайрылуу таратты The Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Security has sent an urgent appeal to the relevant government agencies
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Contributing to Cultural Diversity

May 29, 2021 , admin ,
I WANT TO INFORM YOU SHORTLY ABOUT BROKEN CHALK AND OUR PROGRAM. As you know in the globalizing world people reach whatever they want. Although it seems like making life
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Contributing to Cultural Diversity

May 17, 2021 , admin ,
World Day Cultural for Diversity for Dialogue and Development Webinar on World Day Cultural for Diversity for Dialogue and Development with the theme of “Contributing to Cultural Diversity” Day: 21
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Call for Speakers: World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development

May 6, 2021 , admin ,
‘World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development‘ Subject: Solidarity of Social Activities Performed by Legal Entities, Cultural Diversity and Contribution to Dialogue Date: 21 May 2021               Venue: Virtual 
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HDP lawmaker & Human Rights Activist Gergerlioglu Arrested

May 6, 2021 , admin ,
According to Turkey’s state-run news agency, Turkish police detained the prominent pro-Kurdish party HDP politician Omer Faruk Gergerlioglu, weeks after he has stripped off his Parliament his conviction for social
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Education Under Attack 2020 Report Published by GCPEA

May 6, 2021 , admin ,
Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA) has published their report “Education Under Attack 2020”. GCPEA is an inter-agency coalition created in 2010 to resolve the issue of targeted
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Press Release: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

March 21, 2021 , admin , ,
Racial discrimination is any discrimination against any individual based on their skin color or racial or ethnic origin.[1] Systemic racism and discrimination are rooted in society’s structure, governments, the workplace,
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Press Release: Deputy Gergerlioğlu[1] was arrested and expelled from the Turkish Parliament.

March 21, 2021 , admin , ,
Human rights violations in Tukey are increasing every individual day. Moreover, it is not easy for human rights defender to do their work. Broken Chalk condemns the decision to strip
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Turkish gov’t targets Gergerlioglu[1] a prominent human rights defender

February 7, 2021 , admin ,
There are several human rights violations are going on in Turkey. And also, it is not easy for human rights defender to do their work. Amnesty International Turkey’s former Chair,
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Who We Are?

January 26, 2021 , admin ,
Broken Chalk Platform, in March 2019, was founded by a group of educators abroad who experienced and have been experiencing severe human rights violations in Turkey who had to ask
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Recover and Revitalize Education for the COVID-19 Generation

January 20, 2021 , admin ,
International Day of Education (January 24, 2021) with theme Recover and Revitalize Education for the COVID-19 Generation. 24th Jan. 2021 Time: 19:00 – 21:00 (CET) Without quality education and lifelong
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The State of Impunity in Turkey Today

January 18, 2021 , admin ,
The human rights violations in Turkey is rapidly increasing in recent years. Because of that reason, the International Observatory of Human Rights has taken the initiative to set up a
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Webinar on International Day of Education

January 17, 2021 , admin ,
Get Involved International Day of Education (January 24, 2021) with theme Recover and Revitalize Education for the COVID-19 Generation We are looking for academics, educators, learners, and innovators to speak.
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Security forces arresting protesters and carrying out raids on students’ homes.

January 8, 2021 , admin ,
Bogazici University students and academicians are using their basic human rights and protesting the appointment of the new rector into their university. But the Turkish Security forces are responding unfairly
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Press Release: Ukraine extradited two teachers to Turkey

January 7, 2021 , admin , ,
Ukrainian soldiers arrested Salih Fidan[1] and Samet Gure[2] while trying to illegally cross the Ukraine-Poland border, which alleged the pair were members of the Gulen Movement. President Zelensky personally invited
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Ukraine is trying to extradite two teachers to Turkey

January 6, 2021 , admin ,
Two teachers, who spent New Year’s Eve in the city, were detained on the allegation of an illegal attempt to cross the state border. Currently standing at Kiev Boryspil International
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Is Küçüközyiğit also a victim of an abduction?

January 3, 2021 , admin ,
Turkey was first confronted with incidents of abductions in the 1990s and unfortunately, in recent years, cases of forced abduction have started to come to the fore again. In a
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Children’s rights in The Netherlands

December 31, 2020 , admin ,
This article is a summary of the report on Children’s Rights in The Netherlands The list of pre-reporting issues (LOIPR) is the result of extensive consultation between Dutch non-governmental organizations
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Press Release: Human Rights Day with theme #RecoverBetter, #StandUp4HumanRights

December 10, 2020 , admin , ,
Human rights advocates agree that seventy-two years after its issue, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is still more a dream than reality. Violations exist in every part of the
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AMENDMENT PROPOSALS for the DRAFT REPORT on the 2019-2020 Commission Reports on Turkey (2019/2176(INI))

December 9, 2020 , admin , , ,
To Download PDF: EP_Turkey_Report_2020_BrokenChalk_Amendment_Proposal To Download Word: EP_Turkey_Report_2020_BrokenChalk_Amendment_Proposal To download the original DRAFT REPORT on the 2019-2020 Commission Reports on Turkey (2019/2176(INI))   Broken Chalk is a human rights organization
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World Children’s Day

November 20, 2020 , admin ,
Today is November 20, World Children’s Day. Today, many of our children, who deserve all the beauties of the world in various geographies, are unfortunately deprived of even the most
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United Nations WGAD Decision on the Arbitrary Detention and Illegal Transfer of 6 Turkish Nations from Kosovo to Turkey

November 20, 2020 , admin ,
United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) confirmed at its 88th Session that serious human rights violations committed by the Authorities of Kosovo and the Government of Turkey against
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Press Release: Terror Attack in Nice

November 15, 2020 , admin , ,
As the Broken Chalk Platform, we strongly condemn the tragic attack in Nice, France. We share the innocents’ sorrows who lost their lives in the attack.   These and similar events
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The kids who do not know Kurdish which of those mothers who do not know Turkish

November 7, 2020 , admin , , , , , , ,
In almost all languages, the language of the mother is expressed as the mother tongue. What could be more natural for a person to learn, speak, and think with their
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Press Release: Purge-victim deputy chief police officer Kabakçıoğlu found dead in a quarantine cell in a Turkish prison.

October 25, 2020 , admin , ,
On behalf of the Broken Chalk members, Broken Chalk President Ramazan Ince made the English statement on 25th October in Amsterdam.   On 13 April, the Turkish Parliament passed a
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THE SOCIAL EXPERIMENT WITH 80 MILLION PEOPLE*

October 14, 2020 , admin ,
It was the previous year. Kocaeli Municipality conducted a social experiment to draw attention to child labor abuse. The child’s boss was sitting on the city bus, while the 7-8-year-old
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Meaningful change.org Campaign on October 5 World Teachers’ Day

October 10, 2020 , admin ,
HDP member of parliament Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu launched a petition on October 5, World Teachers’ Day, and said: “The government should be reinstated the teachers who are the victims of
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Press Release: OCTOBER 5 WORLD TEACHERS’ DAY

October 5, 2020 , admin , ,
With the theme “Teachers: Leading in crisis, reimagining the future” The World is celebrating October 5 as the World Teachers’ Day. On behalf of the Broken Chalk members, Broken Chalk
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