"He loves you, he beats you" : family violence in Turkey and access to protection /

"He loves you, he beats you" : family violence in Turkey and access to protection /

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Author / Creator:	Gulik, Gauri van.
Imprint:	New York, NY : Human Rights Watch, c2011.
Description:	58 p. ; 27 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Family violence -- Turkey. Wife abuse -- Turkey. Victims of family violence -- Services for -- Turkey. Abused wives -- Services for -- Turkey. Spousal abuse -- Turkey. Women -- Violence against -- Turkey. Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Turkey. Justice, Administration of -- Turkey. Abused wives -- Services for. Family violence. Justice, Administration of. Spousal abuse. Victims of family violence -- Services for. Wife abuse. Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. Women -- Violence against. Turkey.
Format:	E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8379282

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Varying Form of Title:	Family violence in Turkey and access to protection Turkey, Europe and Central Asia : "he loves you, he beats you"
Other authors / contributors:	Human Rights Watch (Organization)
ISBN:	1564327655 9781564327659
Notes:	"This report was written and researched by Gauri van Gulik, advocate and researcher in the Women's Rights Division, based on research she conducted with Janet Walsh, deputy director of the Women's Rights Division."--P. 58. Includes bibliographical references. Also issued online.
Summary:	In Turkey, approximately 42 percent of all women, and 47 percent of women in rural areas, have experienced physical or sexual violence by a husband or partner at some stage in their lives. This report documents the experiences of women in Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Van, Trabzon, and Diyarbakır who endured violence and sought help from the state. Women we interviewed described brutal and long-lasting violence by husbands, in-laws, and other family members. Human Rights Watch documented women and girls as young as fourteen being raped, stabbed, kicked in the abdomen when pregnant, beaten with hammers, sticks, branches, and hoses to the point of broken bones and fractured skulls, locked up with dogs or other animals, starved, shot with a stun gun, injected with poison, pushed off a rooftop, and subjected to severe psychological violence. Despite some impressive law reforms to address violence against women in Turkey, including the availability of civil protection orders, there are gaps in law and even greater failings in implementation, making the protection system unpredictable at best. Domestic violence shelters in Turkey, far too few to meet the demand, exclude certain categories of women, and in some cases have poor conditions and inadequate security. The Turkish government should amend the family protection law to fill the gaps and should systematically and proactively improve its implementation. Failing to do so constitutes not just a violation of Turkish law, but also violations of international and regional human rights law.

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Summary:	"This 145-page report is based on Human Rights Watch analysis of hundreds of newly published court verdicts from across the country and interviews with 48 recent detainees, family members, lawyers, and former officials. Human Rights Watch found that police torture and ill-treatment of suspects in pretrial detention in China remains a serious problem. Among the findings are that detainees have been forced to spend days shackled to "tiger chairs," hung by the wrists, and treated abusively by "cell bosses"--fellow detainees who oversee cells for the police"--Publisher's website as viewed June 1, 2015.
Item Description:	"This report was written and researched by Gauri van Gulik, advocate and researcher in the Women's Rights Division, based on research she conducted with Janet Walsh, deputy director of the Women's Rights Division."--P. 58.
Physical Description:	58 p. ; 27 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	1564327655 9781564327659