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Revision as of 12:09, 28 November 2004 by Bogdangiusca (talk | contribs) (new stub)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Human rights in Turkey have been for long an international issue and it gained importance recently, as Turkey was named a candidate for the European Union.
Police torture
(to be written)
Arbitrary arrest
(to be written)
Freedom of speech
There are several censorship laws that ban publishing reports on certain subjects, such as the Kurdish PKK: recently an Dmoz Open Project contribuitor was imprisioned for this.
The 2004 Penal Code added a penalty of ten years in prison for any person that will confirm that the Armenian Genocide took place or object to the government policies regarding Cyprus. .
Ethnic minorities
Kurds
Turkey banned any public usage of Kurdish language in 1938. The new Turkish constitution of 1961 allowed Kurdish publications, but most were banned upon their appearance and during the 1980s several laws were intended to repress the use of Kurdish. Only in 1991, the Turkish govenment decided to legalize the use of Kurdish.
Cyprus
(to be written)
Alleged State terrorism
(to be written)
External link
- Human Rights Watch: Turkey
- Kurdish Human Rights Project
- Turkey's Violations of Human Rights in Cyprus
- US Department of State: Turkey Human Rights report
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