Heinrich Böll Foundation

The Heinrich Böll Foundation is a German political foundation affiliated with the Green Party. Working in over 60 nations, it promotes democracy, civil society, gender equity, and ecological sustainability through education and advocacy. The foundation is a key global voice on green policy and human rights.

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Cânân Arın of Istanbul, Turkey receives a Heinrich Böll Foundation award this month for 40 years of campaigning

Human Rights

Turkey exits 'human rights convention of women'

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The Turkish president withdrew his nation from Europe's first legally binding treaty on preventing violence against women and removed the central bank chief.