Intimidation in Turkey

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Versions Policing Human Rights Abuses in Turkey [London, 1999] Intimidation in Turkey [London, 1999] Intimidation in Turkey Kurdish Human Rights Project Compte d’auteur This report is based on a series of interviews conducted by a legal delegation which visited Istanbul between 16th and 18th March 1999. The delegation was organised by the Kurdish Human Rights Project (KHRP), the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) and Howe & Co, solicitors. Interviews were conducted with the Istanbul branch of the Human Rights Association of Turkey (IHD), the Foundation for Social Jurisprudence Research (TOHAV), the Istanbul Bar Association, representatives of the People’s Democracy Party (HADEP), representatives of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) and Ahmet Zeki Okcuoglu, who is a member of Abdullah Ocalan’s legal team.1 This report was written by Antonia Mulvey and Simon Ridley, in collaboration with Edward Grieves and Rory Field. By way of supplement, the report contains an extract ...


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Table of contents Foreword Introduction Section 1: Background Historical Background The Human Rights Association of Turkey (IHD) The Foundation for Social Jurisprudence Research (TOHAV) Istanbul Bar Association People's Democracy Party (HADEP) Republican People’s Party (CHP) The Arrest and Detention of Abdullah Ocalan Section 2: International Law United Nations Charter and Universal Declaration on Human Rights European Convention on Human Rights The Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers Other international instruments Section 3 Interviews The Human Rights Association of Turkey (IHD) The Foundation for Social Jurisprudence Research (TOHAV) The Istanbul Bar Association Mr Ahmet Zeki Okcuoglu - lawyer for Abdullah Ocalan People's Democracy Party (HADEP) Republican People’s Party (CHP) Section 4 Parliamentary Meeting Section 5 Conclusion Section 6 Recommendations