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"Vicdan Movement"
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Vicdan Movement is a non-governmental initiative that is the victim of torture and rape during the Syrian War and is released of more than 7 thousand women in prisons, aimed at telling victims to the world public. The first action of the movement was held in Hatay on the border of Turkey - Syrian in Hatay with the call of "Protect the Women, Protect the Human" by bringing together 55 different countries in the World Women's Day. This initiative after action has become an act.
Purpose of movement
Women have taken care of torture, rape, execution, jail and refugee dramas since the beginning of the war in Syria.
To make calls for the release of all the girls and women's cellars that are held unfairly due to war in Syria.
To invite all humanity to take effective measures to protect women in battles.
Featured actions
8 March 2018 - Hatay action on the border of Syria
Vicdan Konvoyu announced the world public with the press conference held in Istanbul on 1 March 2018. With the reach of international participants
convoy moved from Istanbul Yenikapı on March 6, 2018. On March 07, 2018, a delegation from convoy components, the President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his wife Emine Erdoğan said the purpose of convoy. Heyet held a joint press conference with the TBMM Human Rights Commission by visiting Turkey’s Large Assembly in Ankara; there were shared descriptions for liberating Syrian women. More than 10 thousand women participating in the convoya from various cities of Turkey, also held a miting in Hatay on 8 March 2018, the World Women Day. This mitingde has been released a declaration called "Free Screaming". The main thought highlighted by decleration was:
See here! Tell our silenced ground as women and please answer; Immediately, let rape use it as battle gun. Immediately, now stop tormenting that is made brutally to women. Immediately, now leave all our Syrian sisters free. They return to their home, leave families. Let’s go back to our homes with a bit more hope that we live.
After the publication of the decleration, women carried out a quiet action that lasts 5 minutes by connecting two hands of the hen writes brought along the convoy.
8 March 2019 - simultaneous action in 23 countries
On March 8, 2019, between UK, Pakistan, Macedonia, Syria, Malaysia, Poland, Maldives, South Africa, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Uganda, Chile, Cyprus, Albania, Qatar, Kuwait, Denmark, Belgium, Germany, Kasmir, Kosovo, Peru and Sierra Leone held simultaneous actions in countries. He supported more than 2 thousand local non-governmental organizations to actions held in 81 provinces of Turkey. 10 thousand people participated in the action in Istanbul Sultanahmet Square, "Ses-Free Screaming" d