12.12.2008, 18:46
Zitat:Turkey’s human rights record not promising
ANKARA - President Abdullah Gül says Turkey has reached higher human rights standards with new reforms that have been undertaken and has been a pioneer in the field of human rights, while further promising that the country will resolutely follow all human rights initiatives.
Human rights organizations have complained about Turkey's poor human rights record, contradicting the rosy picture drawn by political leaders.
A total of 291 cases concerning restrictions on freedom of thought and expression were filed in the first 10 months of 2008, said a joint statement Wednesday by the Human Rights Association, or İHD, and the Turkish Human Rights Foundation, or TİHV.
Additionally, nine people were killed for disobeying police warnings to stop, the organizations’ said.
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