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Executive Director Contributes to Guardian's Comment is Free |
 Kerim Yildiz To view the article and contribute to the discussion, please visit Mr Yildiz's Comment is Free profile here. |
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One year on from the murder of Hrant Dink: the ongoing search for justice |
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Tomorrow will mark the first anniversary of the murder of Armenian journalist Hrant Dink outside the offices of his newspaper Agos in Istanbul on 19 January 2007. 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. It is widely believed that such prosecutions made him a target for his ultra-nationalist alleged assassins. |
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Kurdish translation of UN Guiding Principles on IDPs available on KHRP Site |
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The Kurmanji version of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement, translated by Baran Rizgar, is now available free from the download section of this site. Please click HERE to download file. Please note: to download or purchase documents from KHRP’s website you must be registered to our site. Registration is easy and free: sign up today at the right of this page.
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KHRP Public Statement condemning last week’s bomb attack in Diyarbakir |
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KHRP condemns the car bomb attack that took place in Diyarbakır on Thursday 3 January, which caused the death of four people and wounded 68. On receiving news of the bombing, KHRP Executive Director Kerim Yildiz stated: “Armed conflict in Turkey’s Kurdish regions over the past two decades has resulted in innumerable violations of the human rights of civilians. All parties to the conflict are responsible for these violations and none of these actions reflects the will of the majority of Turkey’s Kurdish citizens. The bombing in Diyarbakır is another example of why a military approach to the resolution of the political, social and cultural problems plaguing Turkey will not work. The disregard for civilian life and property and the constant threat of violence permeating Turkey, especially in its Kurdish regions, runs counter to all international norms guaranteeing basic human rights. KHRP calls on the Turkish government to initiate a swift, fair and transparent investigation of the bombing in order to bring those responsible to justice. Bringing the perpetrators of this particular act to justice will do nothing however to prevent the recurrence of such a senseless loss of life and will not stop the continuation of human rights violations by all sides. Therefore, KHRP further calls on all parties immediately to cease armed activity, including Turkish cross-border bombings in Kurdistan, Iraq, and calls on the international community to use all political and non-violent resources available to support the growth of dialogue, democracy and an end to violence in the Kurdish regions.” |
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Turkey Found Responsible for Police Brutality at ECtHR |
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On Tuesday 8 January the European Court of Human Rights found Turkey in breach of Article 3 of the European Convention for the protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR) in the KHRP-assisted case of Ayaz v Turkey. The case concerns the arrest and torture of Mr Ercan Ayaz by Turkish border police at Atatürk Airport in Istanbul in 1993. Mr Ayaz was physically and sexually assaulted by police whilst in detention. A doctor from a human rights organisation in Istanbul who examined Mr. Ayaz on his release confirmed that he had suffered spinal bruising, abdominal pain and superficial scratches. The Bakırköy Institute of Forensic Medicine made similar findings. |
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