A real political solution to the Kurdish problem is one of the top demands of the resultant resolution. Source: ANF/STRASBOURG MEP GUE/NGL Takis Hadjigeorgiou (Cyprus) said: “We support Turkey’s accession and welcome any progress made in the country first and foremost for the benefit of its people; but we underline the need to meet all the Copenhagen [...]
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European Parliament voted on Turkey accession report
Posted in Children prisoners, Crimes against humanity, Environmental crimes, Gender violence, Honour crime victims, Kurdish feminism, Kurdish women, Kurdish women's rights, Political Activism, Political prisoners, Violence against women, Violence against women Turkey, women's rights Turkey, tagged European Convention on Human Rights, European Parliament, Human Rights Turkey, Turkey on March 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Turkey Takes the Lead in Europe in Violations in 2010
Posted in Children prisoners, Environmental crimes, Gender violence, Honour crime victims, Political Activism, Political prisoners, Violence against children, Violence against women, tagged European Convention on Human Rights, Turkey's human rights violations on February 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Turkey ranks first among the number of countries convicted for rights violations by the European Court of Human Rights in 2010. Main reasons for Turkey’s convictions were the fairness or the length of trials. Erhan ÜSTÜNDAĞ Among 47 countries under the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg, Turkey ranks at the [...]
Another missed opportunity for human rights in Turkey, says IHD
Posted in Children prisoners, Environmental crimes, Gender violence, Honour crime victims, Political Activism, Political prisoners, Violence against children, Violence against women, tagged Adülbaki Boğa, Human Rights Foundation of Turkey on January 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Punishments regarding women murders, violence against women, and murders of homosexual and transsexual individuals should be aggravated.” Source: ANF Injustice in legal procedures, violations of the right to a fair trial, deprivation from the right to access health services in prisons and detention houses, the rejection of the right to education in the mother tongue, [...]
German Human Rights Observation Mission reports from South East Turkey
Posted in Environmental crimes, Political Activism, tagged Report of the Human Rights Delegation, Turkey on October 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In the last 3 months reports on the use of chemical weapons and post mortal mutilations by the Turkish military have increased. Deliberately set forest fires and the use of poisonous defoliant were increasingly documented. Source: Kurdish Info The current situation in the Kurdish provinces of Turkey is characterized by serious human rights violations, repression [...]
Keep Hasankeyf Alive campaign calls for participation!
Posted in Environmental crimes, tagged Hasankeyf Solidarity Camp!, Keep Hasankeyf Alive campaign on September 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The campaign to Keep Hasankeyf Alive calls to all people concerned to join the solidarity camp Source: ANF / NEWS DESK The Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive made a call on “all concerned individuals and organizations to participate in and support our planned ‘Hasankeyf Solidarity Camp’”. The camp will take place on 11-17 October 2010 in Hasankeyf in [...]
Sezen Aksu: I am from Izmir, I was born in Hasankeyf
Posted in Arts & Culture, Environmental crimes, tagged Let’s keep Hasankeyf alive”campaign, Sezen Aksu, UNESCO on September 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Among the artists who gave signature to “Let’s keep Hasankeyf alive”campaign of Nature Association, Sezen Aksu supported the campaign by saying “I am from İzmir, I was born in Hasankeyf” on the campaign advertisements. Source: ANF Hasankeyf The campaign, which was started by Nature Association with the declaration of UNESCO as world heritage, was signed [...]
