HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE KURDISH REGION OF TURKEY: THREE PRESSING CONCERNS FACT-FINDING MISSION REPORT
BY EDEL HUGHES AND SANIYE KARAKAŞ
AUGUST 2009
KURDISH HUMAN RIGHTS PROJECT BAR HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE OF ENGLAND AND WALES
Kurdish Human Rights Project 11 Guilford Street London WC1N 1DH, UK Tel: +44 (0) 207 405-3835 Fax: +44 (0) 207 404-9088 khrp@khrp.orgwww.khrp.org The Kurdish Human Rights Project is an independent, non-political human rights organisation founded and based in London, England. A registered charity, it is dedicated to promoting and protecting the human rights of all people in the Kurdish regions of Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Syria and elsewhere, irrespective of race, religion, sex, political persuasion or other belief or opinion. Its supporters include Kurdish and non-Kurdish people.
Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales Garden Court Chambers 57-60 Lincoln’s Inn Fields London, WC2A 3LS, UK Tel: +44 (0) 7993 7755 Fax: +44 (0) 207993 7700 bhrc@compuserve.com www.barhumanrights.org.uk The Bar Human Rights Committee is the international human rights arm of the Bar of England and Wales. It is an independent body primarily concerned with the protection of the rights of advocates and judges around the world. It is also concerned with defending the rule of law and internationally recognised legal standards relating to the right to a fair trial. The remit of the BHRC extends to all countries of the world, apart from its own jurisdiction of England and Wales.
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Keywords: Arbitrary arrest and detention, detention, disappeared persons, discrimination, extrajudicial executions, freedom of assembly, freedom of association, freedom of expression, human rights, inhuman treatment, Kurds, fact-finding missions, torture, Turkey, violence against women.
Printed in Great Britain August 2009
Published by KHRP (London)
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