Murat Çelikkan
Murat Çelikkan is a Turkish human rights defender and journalist. He is founder of some human rights organizations in Turkey: Human Rights Association, Amnesty International Turkey and Citizens Assembly and co-director of Hafıza Merkezi (Truth Justice Memory Center)[1]
He was awarded the Civil Rights Defender of the Year Award 2018, by Civil Rights Defenders.[2][3]
Education and work
Murat Çelikkan graduated from Middle East Technical University. He is a recent alumnus of the Columbia University Institute for the Study of Human Rights Alliance for Historical Dialogue and Accountability Program.[4]
References
- ↑ https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/case/murat-celikkan-convicted-under-false-charges. Missing or empty
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(help) - ↑ "Our Co-Director Murat Çelikkan Has Been Awarded The Civil Rights Defender of the Year Award 2018 - Hafıza Merkezi". hakikatadalethafiza.org. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ↑ "2018 Civil Rights Advocate Award Goes to Murat Çelikkan". Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ↑ "Leading Turkish human rights activist Murat Celikkan jailed – HISTORICAL JUSTICE AND MEMORY NETWORK". historicaldialogues.org. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- "Murat Çelikkan". Retrieved 14 April 2018.
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