Yakın Ertürk

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Yakın Ertürk (* 1945 in Kihalisçik ) is a Turkish sociologist . From 2003 to 2009 she was the UN Special Rapporteur on “Violence against Women”.

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Ertürk studied development sociology at the University of Riyadh in Saudi Arabia and received his PhD from Cornell University in the United States in 1980 .

From 1983 to 1986 she taught at Hacettepe University in Ankara , and since 1986 she has been Professor of Sociology at the Technical University of the Middle East in Ankara. Her areas of interest are development policy , human rights issues and women's rights .

Between 1997 and 2001, Ertürk interrupted her work at the Technical University and worked at the United Nations , initially as a director at the research institute INSTRAW ( International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women ) in Santo Domingo , then from 1999 in the women's advancement department at the UN - Headquarters in New York. In 2003 she was appointed Special Rapporteur on "Violence against Women" by the UN Commission on Human Rights . She is a member of the board of directors of UNRISD ( United Nations Research Institute for Social Development ).

As a UN special rapporteur, Ertürk campaigned for the introduction of laws against domestic violence . In July 2007, Ertürk reported on massive violence against women in South Kivu Province , DR Congo , beyond rape.

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  1. ^ Dubravka Šimonovic: Violence against women, its causes and consequences. Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences (A / HRC / 41/42) . Ed .: United Nations. June 20, 2019, p. 13 ( un.org [PDF]).
  2. ↑ http://www2.amnesty.de/internet/deall.nsf/AlleDok/1DD59A1DD84E8D5EC125711C00523AA3?Open
  3. ↑ http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0730/rape.html

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SURNAME Ertürk, Yakın
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Turkish sociologist, UN special rapporteur on "Violence against women"
DATE OF BIRTH 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Kihalisçik , Turkey