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Remarks by David L. Phillips
Monday, April 24, 2017

Times Square, New York City
April 23, 2017

 

It is an honor to be here today. I thank the Knights and Daughters of Vartan for inviting me.

The so-called special relationship between Turkey and the United States rests on two fallacies. Turkey is a secular democracy, and Turkey is an indispensable member of NATO.

Turkey is not secular. Nor is Turkey a democracy. Last weekend’s sham referendum is proof of Turkey’s tilt towards dictatorship under President Tayyip Erdogan.

Kunal Kanodia
Monday, April 24, 2017

Kunal Kanodia is a Human Rights Major at Columbia College graduating in May 2017.

By David L. Phillips
Tuesday, April 18, 2017

David L. Phillips, Director of the Program on Peace-building and Rights, writes in the Huffington Post that the Turkish referendum held on April 16th was marred by extensive electoral fraud and a pervading climate of political fear. 

Phillips recounts the purge of oppositionists, the disenfranchisement of Kurdish voters, the abrupt removal of electoral safeguards, a lack of transparency, and intimidation and threats towards "no" voters.

RightsViews article by Amanda Graham
Tuesday, April 18, 2017

In a new RightsViews article, graduate student Amanda Graham examines the potential of blockchain, a digital distributed platform used for tracking and validating transactions, to overcome problems of accountability surrounding a number of human rights issues. 

by David L. Phillips
Tuesday, April 18, 2017

David L. Phillips, Director of the Program on Peace-building and Rights, writes in the Huffington Post that the Turkish referendum held on April 16th was marred by extensive electoral fraud and a pervading climate of political fear.