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Human Rights Abuses by Turkey |
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The Following Statements
are Extracts from the European Commission of Human Rights Reports listed on
the right. The extracts speak for
themselves. |
The European Commission of Human
Rights, Report I (20 July 1974 - 18 May 1976) |
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Report I "By
14 votes to 1 the Commission, after examining a number of killings at
specific places, held that the evidence before it constituted "strong
indications of killings committed on a substantial scale"
(para.346)." "There
is nothing to show that any of these deprivations of life were justified...
(Report, p.165)" "The
evidence shows that rapes were committed by Turkish soldiers and at least in
two cases even by Turkish officers," "The
Commission, by 12 Votes against one, finds that the incidents of rape described
in the above cases and regarded as established constitute "inhuman
treatment" in the sense of Art.3 of the Convention, which is imputable
to Turkey (Report, paras. 373-4)" "The
Commission by twelve votes against one, concludes that prisoners were in a
number of cases physically ill-treated by injuries and at least in one case
the death of the victim. By their severity they constitute "inhuman
treatment" and thus violations of Art.3, for which Turkey is responsible
under the Convention." "The Commission, by 12 votes against one, finds it
established that there has been deprivation of possesions of Greek Cypriots
on a large scale, the exact extent of which could not be determined. This
deprivation must be imputed to Turkey under the Convention and it has not
been shown that any of these interferences were necessary for any of the
purposes mentioned in Article 1 of Protocol No.1" (Report, paras
472-486)" "Having found violations of a number of Articles of
the Convention, the Commission notes that the acts violating the Convention
were exclusively directed against members of one of two communities in
Cyprus, namely the Greek Cypriot community. It concludes by eleven votes to
three that Turkey has thus failed to secure the rights and freedoms set forth
in these Articles without discrimination on the grounds of ethnic origin,
race, religion as required by Article 14 of the Convention." |
Report II "The
Commission, having found it established in three cases, and having found
sufficient indications in an indefinite number of cases, that Greek Cypriots
who are still missing were unlawfully deprived of their liberty, in Turkish
custody in 1974, noting that Turkey has failed to account for the fate of
these persons, concludes by 16 votes against one that Turkey has violated
Article 5 of the Convention." "The
Commission, by fourteen votes against one, considers that the evidence before
it constitutes very strong indications of violations of Article 2 of the
Convention by Turkey in a substantial number of cases." On the killings in Elia "The
evidence obtained for this incident establishes the killing of twelve
civilians near Elia by Turkish soldiers commanded by an officer contrary to
Article 2." "In
view of the very detailed material before it on other killings alleged by the
applicant Government, the Commission by fourteen votes against one, concludes
from the whole evidence that killings happened on a larger scale that in
Elia." "There
is nothing to show that any of these deprivations of life were justified under
paras. (1) or (2) of Article 2." "Having found violations of a number of Articles of
the Convention, the Commission notes that the acts violating the Convention
were exclusively directed against members of one of two communities in
Cyprus, namely the Greek Cypriot community. It concludes by eleven votes to
three that Turkey has thus failed to secure the rights and freedoms set forth
in these Articles without discrimination on the grounds of ethnic origin,
race, religion as required by Article 14 of the Convention." |
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Articles of the Convention and its First Protocol violated
by Turkey: Article 1 (General Clause) Article 2 (right to life) Article 3 (prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading
treatment or punishment) Article 4 (prohibition of slavery, servitude and forced or
complusory labour) Article 5 (liberty and security of person) Article 6 (right to a fair trial by an independent and impartial
tribunal) Article 8 (respect of private and family life) |
Article 9 (freedom of thought, conscience and
religion) Article 13 (right to an effective remedy
against violations or the rights guaranteed by the Convention) Article 1 of Protocol 1 (protection of property) Article 2 of Protocol 1 (right to education) Article 3 of Protocol 1 (free elections) Article 14 (prohibition of discrimination in the enjoyment of
these rights) Article 17 (nothing in the Convention may be
interpreted as implying any right to perform any act aimed at the destruction
of any of the rights and freedoms set forth in the Convention or at their
limitation to a greater extent than is provided for therein) |
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The Turkish Genocide of the Christians of Asia Minor and other
Atrocities The Turkish
Crime of the 20th Century |
The Turkish Repression of the Kurds |
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Annans Plan leaves
Cyprus at the Mercy of Turkey (campaign of protest) Say
NO to the Annan Plan which violates the United Nations
Charter, the Resolutions United Nations Security Council and General
Assembly, the European Constitution and the European Convention of Human
Rights |
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The Turkish Invasion of Cyprus |
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