Kurdish Human Rights Project Condemns Murder of Armenian Journalist Hrant Dink |
KHRP strongly condemns the murder of Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, who was shot dead outside the offices of his newspaper AGOS in Istanbul this afternoon. An outspoken advocate of multiculturalism and human rights in Turkey , Dink had been prosecuted on several occasions for ‘denigrating the Turkish character' under both the old, and the current Penal Codes. He was most recently handed down a six-month suspended sentence in October of last year, which he went on to challenge in the European Court . In December 2005 he joined Stuart Kerr of the KHRP Legal Team in its observation of the trial of Orhan Pamuk on similar charges. In KHRP's report on this trial, it was observed that Dink's experiences, like Pamuk's, demonstrate the degree to which Turkey 's draconian freedom of expression laws ‘expose journalists to a real risk of imprisonment.' Sadly, in Hrant Dink's case it seems the risk was far greater. Indeed, during his trial he had on several occasions informed the prosecutors of death threats against him, but failed to secure any form of state protection. |
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Kurdish Human Rights Project Publishes Two Key Manuals on Human Rights Advocacy |
Kurdish Human Rights Project is pleased to announce the publication of two essential manuals in human rights advocacy at the European Court of Human Rights and at the United Nations: Taking Cases to the European Court of Human Rights: A Manual This updated edition of 2003's Taking Cases to the European Court of Human Rights is intended to inform practitioners and interested individuals on the practical usage of the Strasbourg mechanisms. Written by Kerim Yildiz, Executive Director, and Lucy Claridge, Legal Officer, the manual provides commentaries on the practice and procedure of the European Court , in addition to key texts such as the European Convention, the Court's application form and details of the legal aid available from the Court. It also now includes updated sections on admissibility rules, just satisfaction claims and enforcing judgments, together with information regarding the changes to be introduced by Protocol 14. |
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