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ECtHR Finds Armenia in Violation of its International Obligations in Three KHRP-Assisted Cases |
KHRP welcomes yesterday’s decisions by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) to find Armenia in violation of Articles 3, 6(1) and 6(3) of the European Convention on Human Rights, as well as Article 2 of Protocol No. 7, with respect to the KHRP-assisted cases of Lavrent Kirakosyan, Arman Mkhitaryan and Myasnik Tadevosan.
All three applicants, members of political opposition parties, were arrested at home amid opposition rallies challenging the legitimacy of the re-elected Armenian President in March 2003. They were each given ten days’ administrative detention for allegedly disobeying the lawful orders of the police and using obscene language.
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KHRP Calls for Change on International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women |
With today designated by the United Nations as International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, KHRP renews its call for state authorities throughout the Kurdish regions to improve the protection of women’s rights.
In recent years, KHRP and its partners have identified economic and political instability, patriarchal societies, and lack of legal protection as being amongst the chief issues that make violence against women all too common in the Kurdish regions. Human rights violations against women are too often dismissed by cultural relativists or by those who are willing to accept ‘honour’ killings, forced marriages, domestic violence, as well as economic dependence and lack of education as ‘part of life’ in conflict areas. All the while, UN Security Council Resolution 1325, which guarantees special protection for women in conflict areas, remains underutilised by the international community when calling governments to account for their actions in conflict areas.
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KHRP Approaches 16 with Style and Substance |
Lord Eric Avebury last night hosted the launch of Kurds: Through the Photographer’s Lens, a singular collection of photographs, poetry and writing commissioned by the Delfina Foundation to celebrate 15 years of the Kurdish Human Rights Project.
Twenty striking photographs from the book were on display during the event at the SW1 Gallery in London and these were later auctioned by comedian Mark Thomas, a longstanding supporter of KHRP, raising some £5,000 towards the organisation’s work for the protection and promotion of the human rights of all people living in the Kurdish regions. Tickets for a prize draw were also sold and the winners presented with copies of the book signed by contributor Harold Pinter.
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Michael Mansfield QC Hosts Dinner at the Law Society to Raise Funds for KHRP’s Strategic Litigation |
Michael Mansfield QC and Kerim Yildiz hosted a fundraising dinner at the Law Society on 19 November to celebrate KHRP’s 15th anniversary and to raise financial support for groundbreaking casework before the European Court of Human Rights.
The evening began with a speech by KHRP Honorary President Lord Eric Avebury about the history of the organisation and his own experiences of the difficulty of undertaking human rights work in relation to Turkey, having himself been banned from the country for criticising the practices of the authorities.
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KHRP Publishes Response to European Commission Turkey Progress Report |
KHRP is pleased to announce the publication of a statement in response to the European Commission’s Turkey 2008 Progress Report, which was published earlier this month.
KHRP welcomes the fact that the report underlines the failure of the Turkish authorities to press ahead with earlier human rights reforms. In almost every area of concern from the point of view of human rights, the Commission underlines that there has been limited or no improvement in the period covered. Even where mechanisms exist to protect human rights, there are widespread problems with implementation of these measures.
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