Turkey Commissioner Hammarberg concludes his visit to Diyarbakir and Ankara

27 May 2010 |

‘BSANNA News’ reports that the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Thomas Hammarberg, concluded today a three-day visit to Diyarbakir and Ankara during which he continued his dialogue with the Turkish authorities, following up on his two reports published in October 2009 regarding the human rights of minorities and refugees. (…) The Commissioner remains deeply concerned by the continuing practice of arresting, detaining and prosecuting children who participate in Kurdish demonstrations in south-east Turkey.

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Source : BSANNA News