{"id":5379,"date":"2024-11-28T17:57:31","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T10:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amnesty.or.th\/en\/?post_type=petition&p=5379"},"modified":"2025-02-24T11:22:01","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T04:22:01","slug":"defend-sebnem-against-intimidation-and-harassment","status":"publish","type":"petition","link":"https:\/\/www.amnesty.or.th\/en\/petition\/defend-sebnem-against-intimidation-and-harassment\/","title":{"rendered":"Defend \u015eebnem against intimidation and harassment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Defend \u015eebnem against intimidation and harassment<\/h1>\n\t<\/header>\n\n\t
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\u015eebnem has helped thousands in her home country of T\u00fcrkiye and around the world by advocating for the eradication of torture. Now she needs your help to defend herself against the relentless hostility of the Turkish authorities. She won\u2019t be silenced in her fight for human rights.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s the problem?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At home, Professor \u015eebnem Korur Fincanc\u0131 is a cat-loving classical music fan who enjoys cooking and listening to Beethoven. But to the world, she is a globally recognized forensic medicine expert, known for her work to eradicate torture. A tireless campaigner against the use of torture, \u015eebnem has always fought to protect human rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During her distinguished career as a forensic medical expert, \u015eebnem has worked with the UN and the World Health Organization, and closer to home she was the head of the Turkish Medical Association. But in recent years, the Turkish authorities relentlessly targeted her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For years \u015eebnem was relentlessly harassed, and subjected to baseless criminal investigations, detention, and charges by the Turkish authorities. After calling for an investigation into allegations that the Turkish military was using chemical weapons in Iraq, she was convicted in January 2023 for allegedly \u201cmaking propaganda for a terrorist organization\u201d. She is appealing the charge, but she could face a prison sentence if her conviction is upheld, simply for expressing her concerns as an expert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Turkish government is relentlessly clamping down on freedom of expression, restricting the crucial human rights work of people like \u015eebnem. But she will not be discouraged. She has always<\/p>\n\n\n\n

refused to give in, and as she says, she has never \u201chad the habit of bowing to any authority to this day\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What can you do to help?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sign the petition and tell the Turkish authorities to stop harassing \u015eebnem now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

READ THE PETITION LETTER BELOW<\/summary>\n

\u202f Minister of Justice   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

K\u0131z\u0131lay  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Milli M\u00fcdafa Cd. No:5    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

06420 \u00c7ankaya   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ankara    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

T\u00fcrkiye <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dear Minister <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I call on you to ensure the criminal justice system is not misused to harass forensic medicine expert \u015eebnem Korur Fincanc\u0131 and no other charges are brought against her for defending human rights.\u202f <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u015eebnem has been subjected to baseless criminal investigations, detention and prosecutions for years, in a bid to silence her and stop her important work. In January 2023, she was convicted for allegedly \u201cmaking propaganda for a terrorist organization\u201d after she had called for an investigation into allegations that the Turkish military was using chemical weapons in Iraq. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Calling for the eradication of torture should never be criminalized. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yours sincerely <\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

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