Month: March 2014
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UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion to study situation in Kazakhstan
He will meet with government members, religious groups and public organizations in Astana, Alma-Ata and Karaganda on March 25 – April 5, the Office of the UN Human Rights Commissioner reported. “I would like to understand better how Kazakhstan manages…
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NHC:İÖG Seminar in Oslo
Mine Yıldırım presented the main findings of a recent report on freedom of religion or belief in Turkey, published by the Norwegian Helsinki Committee. You can download the report here. One of the findings in the report is that many aspects…
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Ex-economy minister’s ‘Jews, Zoroastrians or atheists attacked gov’t’ remarks raise concerns
Representatives of Turkey’s Jewish Community have said former Economy Minister Zafer Çağlayan’s remarks concerning “Jews, Zoroastrians and atheists” were anti-Semitic in nature and therefore constituted a crime against humanity, in a statement. “We have sadly learnt about Mersin Deputy Zafer…
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Five suspects of Zirve massacre released, Christians anxious
Suspects Emre Günaydın, Abuzer Yıldırım, Cuma Özdemir, Hamit Çeker and Salih Gürler, for whom aggravated life sentences have been demanded, were released by the Malatya First High Criminal Court upon requests by suspects’ lawyers and are on probation from Malatya…
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Turkish government unveils blueprint to boost rights, freedoms
The Turkish government has issued a Human Rights Action Plan, in a step considered as a prerequisite for the opening of Chapter 23 of the EU accession process, which covers the judiciary and fundamental rights. The action plan, which was…