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An Open Call To The Grand National Assembly Of Turkey And The Constitutional Court Of The Rebuplic Of Turkey

9 Haziran 201012 Şubat 2019

09 June 2010 On 7 May 2010, the Grand National Assembly of Turkey passed a bill on Turkey’s constitutional amendments offering partial relief for the entrenched military influence over civilians...

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Violence directed at Iraqi minorities marred poll

12 Mart 201014 Şubat 2019

12.03.2010 In the run-up to the election, there were several attacks on Christians, which community leaders stated were intended to discourage minorities from voting in the nationwide poll. On...

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Turkey: Stop Violence Against Transgender People

24 Şubat 201014 Şubat 2019

24.02.2010 The letter was sent by Pembe Hayat “Pink Life,” Human Rights Watch, the European Region of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA-Europe), and the...

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European migration policies discriminate against Roma people

22 Şubat 201014 Şubat 2019

22.02.2010 Commissioner Hammarberg underlines that pushing Roma families between countries is inhumane and it victimises in particular children – many of whom were born and grown up in the...

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UN world report alerts to the condition of indigenous peoples

1 Şubat 201014 Şubat 2019

01.02.2010 Lack of data on the indigenous population often results in Governments not setting specific goals for indigenous peoples in their national socio-economic development strategies. “We believe this is...

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Language rights of national minorities must be respected – their denial undermines human rights and causes inter-communal tensions

25 Ocak 201014 Şubat 2019

25.01.2010 The redrawing of the political map in Europe over the past twenty years has in some places made these problems more acute. Also, emerging nationalistic tendencies – combined...

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Counter-terrorism: Intrusive measures in fight against terrorism should be opposed, says UN expert

19 Ocak 201014 Şubat 2019

In his report, Scheinin critically assesses developments that have adversely affected the right to privacy in various parts of the world using the justification of combating terrorism. These include...

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Roma women urge European governments to respect their human rights

14 Ocak 201014 Şubat 2019

Romani women also urged the governments of European countries, where forced sterilisation is an ongoing practice, to take active measures to compensate the victims, sanction perpetrators and initiate state...

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Turkey: Rights Defender Arrested

13 Ocak 201014 Şubat 2019

“Muharrem Erbey is well known for his tireless human rights work on behalf of Kurds,” said Emma Sinclair-Webb, Turkey researcher at Human Rights Watch. “The government claims it wants...

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Presidency Statement on the terrorist attack in the Tokat province in Turkey

15 Aralık 200914 Şubat 2019

The Presidency hopes that the perpetrators will be brought to justice as soon as possible, and reaffirms its full support to Turkey in the fight against terrorism. The Presidency...