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EUTCC Commentary #10Written by Harun Ercan Authoritarianism from Above and Below: Exclusive Nationalism and the Turkish‐Kurdish Conflict

HDP Declaration Peoples’ Democratic Party Co-Chairs Pervin Buldan and Prof. Dr. Mithat Sancar announced the declaration “Call for Justice, Democracy and Peace”HDP calls for a democratic constitution based on equal citizenship with respect towards different cultures, identities, faiths and native languages, ways of life and a secular way of life.
https://hdpeurope.eu/2021/09/hdp-let-us-win-together-we-call-for-justice-democracy-and-peace/

CoE’s Committee of Ministers supervisions of the execution of ECtHR’s judgments in Kavala and Demirtaş casesThe Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has reiterated its call for the release of Osman Kavala and Selahattin Demirtaş. 
Osman Kavala:https://search.coe.int/cm/pages/result_details.aspx?objectid=0900001680a3c4d0

Selahattin Demirtaş: https://search.coe.int/cm/pages/result_details.aspx?objectid=0900001680a3c4da

Statement by CoE Commissioner for Human Rights on prolongation of Osman Kavala’s detention Dunja Mijatovic: The prolongation of detention of Osman Kavala displays contempt for human rights and the rule of law 

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Kind regards Prof. Kariane Westrheim Chairperson 

EUTCC Commentary #9 Written by Prof. Hasan AydinHuman Rights Jeopardized in Turkey: Governmental and Judicial Intentions to Erode Due Process and the Right to a Fair Trial

Murder case of HDP member Deniz Poyraz Türkan Aslan, an attorney for Deniz Poyraz, who was killed in the HDP İzmir Office, says that the Historical Traffic Search (HTS) records of the armed assailant’s phone shows that he was not acting alone.

Solitary confinement on Imrali prison island continues Attorney of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan: 251 unanswered applications since August 2019 
http://mezopotamyaajansi35.com/en/ALL-NEWS/content/view/143226

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EUTCC Commentary #7 & #8Written by Prof. Baskın Oran #7: Minorities in Turkey I: Law and Reform#8: Minorities in Turkey II: Ideology and Discrimination 
http://eutcc.net/?p=799

Statement by HDP Foreign Affairs Commission Co-spokespersons Feleknas Uca & Hişyar Özsoy on the rassist attack in Konya which claimed the life of seven members of the family We call on the international community to increase its solidarity with the HDP and the Kurds, as the attacks on us are very much on the rise and becoming even deadlier.

Turkish-backed rebels leave trail of abuse and criminality in Syria’s AfrinThe serene topography of the Syrian enclave of Afrin belies the power vacuum and violence now afflicting many of the territories under the control of Turkish-backed forces in the war-torn country’s northeast.

Turkey uses child soldiers U.S. State Department added Turkey to a list of governments implicated in the use of child soldiers. For the first time a NATO ally was listed.

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Letter to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres We hope that you as United Nations Secretary-General will step up your efforts to support the interests of the people in the Makhmour refugee camp and, along with it, find a political solution to the Kurdish question which is crucial for peace in the entire Middle East.

Urgent EUTCC Debate “US – Turkey Relations: The Makhmour Refugee Camp as a Litmus Test in the Context of Human Rights and International Law versus Interest Politics”, 13 June 2021

The speakers:
Nadine Maenza, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, USA 
David Phillips, Director of Peace-Building and Human Rights Programme, Institute for the Study of Human Rights, Columbia University, USA 

Bewar Ünver, Foreign relations committee of Makhmour refugee camp
Kariane Westrheim, EUTCC Chairperson, University of Bergen, Norway
Moderator:
Meghan Bodette, independent researcher focusing on Kurdish issues, USAhttps://youtu.be/bT61Noi5yNo

EUTCC Commentary #5 & #6Written by our Secretary-General Prof. Michael Gunter, Tennesse Technological University on Turkey’s dealing with the Syrian Kurds 
#5: This wide-ranging survey of the Kurds in Syria will evaluate the mid-term fall-out of the suddenly announced US withdrawal on October 7, 2019. 
http://eutcc.net/?p=764

#6: This Commentary survey’s Turkey’s interaction with Syria’s surprisingly influential Kurds and explores the Turkish-US confrontation over the US support of the Syrian Kurds against ISIS. 
http://eutcc.net/?p=767

Statement by HDP Foreign Affairs Commission Co-spokespersons Feleknas Uca & Hişyar Özsoy on Constitutional Court’s decision to accept the indictment seeking the party’s closure 
“We once again invite the international democratic community to express solidarity and to act against these unabashed efforts to destroy the HDP and deny the will of millions.”

European Council conclusions on external relations regarding Turkey, 24 June 2021“Rule of law and fundamental rights in Turkey remain a key concern. The targeting of political parties, human rights defenders and media represents major setbacks for human rights and runs counter to Turkey’s obligations to respect democracy, the rule of law and women’s rights. Dialogue on such issues remains an integral part of the EU-Turkey relationship.

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Statement on Turkish army’s military offensive against the territory of KRG40 days ago, the Turkish Armed Forces launched another large-scale military offensive against the territory of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) – Iraq. As EUTCC, we strongly condemn this military offensive and occupation, which is contrary to international law. 
http://eutcc.net/?p=747

European Parliament resolution of 19 May 2021 on the 2019-2020 Commission Reports on Turkey
The European Parliament strongly condemns the Turkish military interventions in Syria, which constitute grave violations of international law and risk undermining the stability and security of the region as a whole; calls on the Government of Turkey to end its illegal occupation of northern Syria and Afrin and to withdraw its military and paramilitary proxy forces; reiterates that security concerns cannot justify unilateral military action in a foreign country; recalls that there can be no sustainable military solution to the Idlib issue, but only a political one; expresses great concern about and strongly condemns the transfer of fighters and mercenaries from jihadist groups located in northern Syria to Libya and to the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh; calls on the Turkish authorities to create the right conditions for displaced communities within Syria to return to their homes and allow them to do so.

EUTCC Commentaries #4By David L Phillips, Director of Peace-Building and Human Rights Programme, Columbia UniversityExecutive Summary: President Joe Biden recognized atrocities committed against Armenians as the Armenian Genocide in his statement on Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day  (24 April 2021). The statement represents a watershed moment in US-Turkey relations. President Tayyip Erdogan can address US and international concerns prior to the Biden-Erdogan summit on the margin of June’s NATO meeting, or he can double down and intensify repression against Turkey’s ethnic and religious minorities. Erdogan’s course will define international relations prior to the centennial of the founding of the Turkish republic in 2023.

Male Violence Monitoring Report May 
Violence against women | May 2021

▶️ 18 women killed

▶️ 13 women harassed

 ▶️ 67 women subjected to violence 

▶️ 9 women raped
https://m.bianet.org/english/women/245089-men-kill-18-women-in-may

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