Europe : Promotion and protection of human rights under threat!

It is obvious that independent and effective national human rights institutions are every bit as important and relevant today. UN General Assembly’s Resolution on the Principles relatiing to the Status of National Institutions (NHRIs) as backstop against attacks on democracy, rule of law and human rights, are under serious attacks in a difficult political environment and in the absence of public support where the populism and the nationalism on the rise.

Europe:Promotion et la protection des droits de l’homme menacées [Version française]

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Schaerbeek – St.Josse Türkleri: Memleket nire hemşerim?

La communauté turque de Belgique est structurée de telle façon que les liens avec le pays d’origine sont restés aussi étroits qu’aux premiers jours de son immigration. Celle-ci est très largement issue de la province anatolienne d’Emirdağ, une région rurale de la Turquie profonde. Concentrés dans les mêmes quartiers (à Bruxelles, dans une zone à cheval sur les communes de Schaerbeek et Saint-Josse), les Belgo- Turcs ont ainsi transposé à l’identique les très nombreux conflits de leur pays d’origine.

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EU – International Migrants Day 2018: €1.6 billion for Syrian refugees and local communities

These new projects will facilitate access to education and basic health care services for the most vulnerable people, provide livelihood opportunities and strengthen mother and child care services. The EU is committed and determined to assist the people in need and will continue to support our partner countries – Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey – providing vital help to refugees

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Şike Belâsı ile Etkili Mücadele Kıstasları

In order to foster a culture of good governance at all levels, the 47 member States of the Council of Europe are encouraged to: apply zero-tolerance policy regarding corruption in sport, ensure anti-money laundering and anti-corruption mechanisms, make sure that whistle-blowers benefit from effective protection…

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Nazım Hikmeti hapisten kurtarmak: Paris’in «Delikanlı»ları!

Çoğu gençliklerini bozuk para gibi harcamışlar. Yurda dönmeyi göze alabilenler, gümrük kapılarında derdest edilmişler. Fransız gurbetinde akıl almaz acılar, kahredici yoksulluklar çektiler. Nazım Bursa’da yatarken, onu kurtarmak için Paris’te uğraşan bir avuç Türk delikanlısıydı onlar…

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Kazanan kim, kaybeden kim?!

Vaat Tacirleri içinde hiç zarar etmeyenler, din insanlarıdır. Kumarbazın, politikacının ve sigortacının vaatleri dünyevidir, Dünyaya aittir. Oysa Din Tacirinin vaatleri bu Dünyaya değil, ölümden sonrasına aittir. Ölümden sonrasının ne olup ne olmadığını, ölünce öğreneceğiz ya da öğrenemeyeceğiz.

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Venice Commission:Joint Opinion on Turkey

In a joint opinion adopted today, the legal experts stressed that late amendments to electoral legislation may undermine its function as a fair and stable framework for holding elections and providing parties with a level playing field. They may also be detrimental to a thorough and inclusive electoral process.

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