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Celil KAYA

Lawyer with the Human Rights Association (IHD) in Diyarbakir | Freelance reporter with Voice of America.

Sponsorship: Open Society Foundation

I have just completed a 4 year law degree at Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey. Since 2001 I have also been 

working for the Human Rights Association (IHD) in Diyarbakir, undertaking apprenticeship in all areas

 (law, women's rights, prison, torture, etc.), and providing co-ordination of, and training

to the IHD students commission. I have been involved with the Kurdish Human Rights Project

 since 2002, co-ordinating and translating for human rights and political delegations from Europe. 

I have also worked with the International Commission of Jurists, RAFTO (Norway), Lawyers without Borders

(Sweden) and the Institute for International Assistance and Solidarity (IfIAS) in this capacity. I was employed 

for a year at the Dicle News Agency and currently undertake freelance work as a reporter with Voice of America.

 I have been involved in organising many conferences on human rights, peace

and intercultural dialogue, most recently these have included Peace in the Middle 

East and People's Right to Peace (June 2005) and the International PEN conference 

in Diyarbakir on linguistic rights (March 2005). 

 
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