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Violence Can Never Be Accepted - Bomb Attacks in Istanbul

Friday, 22 August 2008

The bomb attacks in Gungoren district of Istanbul killed 18 persons on 27 July 2008. 154 other individuals were injured.
No action directly targeting civilians and killing them can be accepted.

We invite all the parties responsible for protecting the right to life of people to comply with the rules of human rights and humanitarian law.

We express our deepest condolences and sympathies for those who were killed and we hope the earliest recovery for the injured.

Press Release - The Threat against Bask1n Oran

Tuesday, 10 June 2008

Scientist and human rights defender Prof. Dr. Baskın Oran has been threatened by persons using the name of TİT (Turkish Revenge Brigade).

“TİT” was also a signature used by those persons who tried to kill Akın Birdal, former president of Human Rights Association, on 12 May 1998.

Thursday, 17 April 2008
The proposal to amend Article 301 of the Turkish Penal Code on 7 April 2008 by a group of Justice and Development Party MPs will not clear the barrier against freedom of expression that the article creates. Article 301 of the Turkish Penal Code was used to try 2724 individuals, 14 of them children, during 2006 and 2007 according to the data from Ministry of Justice.
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IHOP Translates visit report of UN Expert on Human Rights and Counterterrorism

Tuesday, 25 March 2008

IHOP translated the preliminary note of Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Martin Scheinin, on his visit to Turkey during 16-23 February 2006.

* Click here for the original version in English.
* Click here for Turkish version.

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