Press release – 229(2009) Strasbourg, 19.03.2009 – To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, on 21 March, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI)...
Press release – 229(2009) Strasbourg, 19.03.2009 – To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, on 21 March, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI)...
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Minority Rights Group International Released New Turkey Report
Minority Rights Group International released new report on the education rights of minorities in Turkey: “Forgotten or Assimilated? Minorities in the Education System of Turkey” 16 March 2009 Since the Turkish...
2009 Press Releases
Press Releases
“Rulings anywhere that women must wear the burqa should be condemned – but banning such dresses here would be wrong” says Commissioner Hammarberg
12.03.2009 “Rightly, we react strongly against any regime ruling that women must wear these garments. But our opposition to such repressive methods should not lead to banning the same...
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FIDH paper on the International Criminal Court’s first years
Ten years after the adoption of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Statute in Rome (Rome Statute), and six years after its entry into force (July 1, 2002) and the...
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ICC issues a warrant of arrest for Omar Al Bashir, President of Sudan
Press Release: 04.03.2009 ICC-CPI-20090304-PR394 عربي Situation: Darfur, Sudan Today, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant for the arrest of Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir, President of...
“Greece must uphold allasylum-seekers’ rights” says Commissioner Hammarberg in a new report “The situation of asylum seekers in Greece is critical. The authorities must urgently improve the asylum system,...
2008 Press Releases
Press Releases
UNHCR Representation in Turkey Police Department – Foreigners Migration Office
22.12.2008 A seminar titled as “Administration and Management of Reception Centers” has been organized by both of your institutions between 23 and 26 December 2008 in Izmir through the...
Stuck in a Revolving Door New report of HRW is about obstacles placed at the Greek entrance to the EU that prevent Iraqis and other asylum seekers and migrants from...
25 November 2008 GENEVA (OHCHR) – Women must play an active role in peace negotiations, and in the effort to combat impunity for rape and other acts of violence,...