Turkey In Focus Of PACE Winter Session

TURKEY IN FOCUS OF PACE WINTER SESSION

news.am
Dec 21 2009
Armenia

The issues on freedom of religion and other human rights for
non-Muslim minorities, as well as discrimination on the basis of
sexual orientation and gender identity in Turkey will be discussed
at the PACE winter session, January 25-29, 2010.

According to the PACE website, issues on functioning of democratic
institutions and the report on media freedom are also included in
agenda, unlike problems related to Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Observation of the January 17 presidential election in Ukraine will
be touched upon in the course of first sitting.

January 26, the situation in the Middle East, functioning of democratic
institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina will be canvassed.