Time: 14.00-16.00

Venue: Istanbul Bilgi University Dolapdere Campus, Mahkeme Salonu

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Yakın Ertürk (UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women) 

In this event, hosted by Istanbul Bilgi University Human Rights Law Research Center, Prof. Dr. Yakın Ertürk shared her experience on violence against women and presented her book recently published by Metis Publishing entitled "Violence Without Borders: Violence against Women with Regard to Paradigm, Policy and Practice" (Sınır Tanımayan Şiddet: Paradigma, Politika ve Pratikteki Yönleriyle Kadına Şiddet Olgusu). Ertürk, who served as the Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women of the United Nations makes a comprehensive analysis on violence against women based on her field experience in different countries. Ertürk includes into the scope of the book her observations she made as Special Rapporteur during the official visits to Democratic Republic of the Congo, El Salvador, Palestine, Ghana, Guatemala, the Netherlands, Iran, Sweden, Russian Federation and Turkey.

The meeting is held in Turkish language. To watch the video of the meeting (in Turkish) please click.