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Turkey: Government introduces new anti-terrorism bill

Apr 16, 2006

The Government introduced a new anti-terrorism bill which if enacted would widen the scope of crimes falling within the definition of terrorism and severely restrict terrorist suspects’ defense rights. Following his visit to the country in February, UN expert on human...

Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the situation of human rights defenders, E/CN.4/2006/95/Add.1, March 22, 2006 – Turkey

Mar 22, 2006

550. On 30 September 2005, the Special Representative sent an urgent appeal concerning Kaos GL Gay and Lesbian Cultural Research and Solidarity Organization, based in Ankara, Turkey. This organization was established eleven years ago, and operates a drop-in centre...

UN: Special Rapporteur presents his report on counter-terrorism and human rights

Feb 16, 2006

On 28 December 2005, Professor Martin Scheinin, Special Rapporteur on counter-terrorism and human rights, presented his first report to the Commission on Human Rights. He visited Turkey in February and will present his preliminary report on the visit at the next...

Turkey: European Court of Human Rights confirms findings in Öcalan case

Jun 8, 2005

On 12 May, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights held that Turkey violated former PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan’s right to liberty and security and to a fair trial. In particular, the presence of a military judge in parts of the proceedings violated the...