Orhan Kemal Cengiz: It is a revolution to try coup plotters
Salı, 05 Mayıs 2009 14:57
Orhan Kemal Cengiz, the president of Human Rights Agenda Association and a jurist-writer says; “We named schools and streets after Kenan Evren. We celebrated the May 27 like a festival. There are still some people who consider the May 27 as a modernist revolution against reactionism. In fact, trying coup plotters is a revolution in a country like ours”.
Human Rights Agenda Association (HRRA) believes in correlative dependence of democracy and human rights. Therefore, HRRA uttered its worries about the process of Ergenekon Case and gave some advices through its announcement “We want Justice not Revenge!” in 25 March 2008
Ian Micallef condemns electoral violence in Turkey
Pazartesi, 30 Mart 2009 00:00
Press release - 265(2009)
Congress President a.i. condemns electoral violence in Turkey
Strasbourg, 30.03.2009 - "I condemn the violence which eruptedduring local elections in Turkey on 29 March, leaving six people deadand some hundred injured," Ian Micallef, President a.i. of the Councilof Europe Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, stressed today....
Turkey: No improvement in the situation of the conscientious objector despite judgment of the European Court
Perşembe, 26 Mart 2009 00:00
Press release - 249(2009)
Turkey: No improvement in the situation of the conscientious objector despite judgment of the European Court
Strasbourg, 25.03.2009 - The Committee of Ministers last week adopted a second Interim Resolution in the case of Ülke....
Combating racism in sports: ECRI's advice to governments
Perşembe, 19 Mart 2009 00:00
19.03.2009
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) today launched a comprehensive set of recommendations to governments across Europe on how to fight racism and racial discrimination in the field of sport...
Minority Rights Group International Released New Turkey Report
Çarşamba, 18 Mart 2009 00:00
18.03.2009
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 Republic was established in 1923, minorities have been perceived as a threat to the ‘indivisible integrity of the state with its territory and nation' enshrined in the Turkish...
FIDH paper on the International Criminal Court's first years
Perşembe, 05 Mart 2009 00:00
05.03.2009
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 establishment of a new institution, there is now an "operational" permanent International Criminal Court....
ICC issues a warrant of arrest for Omar Al Bashir, President of Sudan
Çarşamba, 04 Mart 2009 00:00
04.03.2009
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 Sudan, for war crimes and crimes against humanity....
"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, guaranteeing the full respect of international human rights standards. The problems in Greece also call for further efforts to coordinate European policies on mixed migration....
UNHCR Representation in Turkey Police Department - Foreigners Migration Office
Salı, 23 Aralık 2008 00:00
23.12.2008
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 Global Opportunities Fund for Migration of the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office....
Stuck in a Revolving DoorNew report of HRW is about obstacles placed at the Greek entrance to the EU that prevent Iraqis and other asylum seekers and migrants from entering the European Union or that summarily expel them when they do...