Kerem Altiparmak is a Turkish legal professor,

human rights Human rights are universally recognized Morality, moral principles or Social norm, norms that establish standards of human behavior and are often protected by both Municipal law, national and international laws. These rights are considered ...

activist, and one of the founders of the Freedom of Expression Association. He is also a member of the Ankara Bar association and is a consultant for the

International Commission of Jurists The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) is an international human rights non-governmental organization. It is supported by an International Secretariat based in Geneva, Switzerland, and staffed by lawyers drawn from a wide range of jurisdi ...

. Altiparmak previously served as director of the Human Rights Centre of

Ankara University Ankara University () is a public university, public research university in Ankara, the capital of Turkey. It was the first higher education institution founded in Turkey after the History of the Republic of Turkey, formation of the Turkish republ ...

. He is a frequent contributor to human rights NGOs and has received both the Columbia Global Freedom of Expression Award in 2016 and the Franco-German Prize for Human Rights & the Rule of Law in 2017.

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