Let me give you a “fresh” example. Today I was planning to write a harsh critique of some of Erdoğan’s remarks. Like I do every morning, I started to...
2009 Press Releases
Press Releases
European Court of Human Rights: ARTICLE 19 Calls for High-Level Protection of Journalists
The publishers of AutoWeek magazine were visited by police in 2002, following an article on illegal street racing. The police arrested the editor, threatening to shut down the entire publishing network...
2009 Press Releases
Press Releases
Statement by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Looking at the poorest end of society, the figures become particularly stark and reveal the extent of the discrimination that needs to be overcome if persons with disabilities are...
“Combating violence against women is at the heart of what the Council of Europe is about – human rights and the equality of women and men. This fight must...
We all know which sources of “information” are behind this coverage. They are, before anybody else, Mr. Soner Çağaptay from the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and Mr....
What does Turkey exclude? Without any doubt it excludes non-Muslims. This non-Muslim identity is rejected by secular state elites who are the founders of the Turkish republic. This is...
Let’s turn to this “disturbing story.” As you read in yesterday’s issue of Today’s Zaman, Taraf columnist Sevan Nişanyan, a Turkish citizen and an ethnic Armenian, published in his...
“Turkey’s international image will plummet if it welcomes a man wanted to answer for some of the most heinous abuses against civilians in the world today,” said Elise Keppler,...
2009 Press Releases
Press Releases
CPT President calls for an end to impunity for perpetrators of torture
Mr. Palma, who has himself visited many detention facilities as a member of CPT delegations, also pointed to the growing problem of overcrowding in prison systems throughout Europe. “Simply...
The arrest warrant lists several counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly perpetrated by Sudanese President Omer Hassan al-Bashir. Bashir, against whom the Court issued an arrest warrant...