AZG Armenian Daily #053, 23/03/2007

Human Rights

TURKEY NUMBER 39 IN HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE LIST

In the list of countries, where rights of minorities
are most violated, Turkey has moved from the 54-rth to
the 39-th place. This negative shift is caused by the
issue of Murder of Hrant Dink.

The "Milliet" newspaper’s website in an article dated
March 21 also mentioned in connection with this an MRG
report about "Nations Under Threat". The MRG put
Turkey on the 54-th place in 2006 because of the
complicated situation with Kurds in the South-East
regions of the country. In 2007 to this factor was
added the murder of Hrant Dink.

The MRG report also included comments on the Law 301
of the Turkish Penal Code, by which about 60
intellectuals were found guilty. "Violations of the
rights of ethnic minorities are evident in Turkey,
Pakistan and Israel, which are strategic partners of
the USA in struggle against terrorism," concludes MRG.

By H. Chaqrian