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"POLICE VIOLENCE" APPLICATION TO COUNCIL OF EUROPE
Bar Associations Union of Turkey announced today that it will do
a series of application international institutions regarding the
judicial and administrative investigations on volunteer doctors by
health ministry officials and excessive police force.
İstanbul - BIA News Desk 17 June 2013, Monday 18:23
Bar Associations Union of Turkey held an emergency board meeting
after an appeal by its chairperson Metin Feyzioglu.
The union board reached the following decisions by consensus:
* The union will apply to Council of Europe General Secretary
concerning the tensive acts of the government and the practices of
security forces reaching to a level of violence on citizens according
to Article 52 of European Declaration of Human Rights.
* The union will also submit applications to other international
institutions on the same matter.
* The union will submit judicial and administrative applications on
those from Health Ministry who launched preliminary investigation
processes on volunteer doctors during Gezi Park events.
* The union will submit judicial and administrative applications on
officials who abused their duties by not forming emergency infirmaries
during social unrests.
* Providing that social unrest resumed with the observation of unlawful
practices [of the government], bar chairpersons will discuss the
issue and submit further applications.
Article 52 of European Declaration of Human Rights on "Investigations
held by General Secretary" cites the following:
"Every high signer of the convention is required to make necessary
explanations on the practice of convention article in their domestic
law upon a request by Council of Europe General Secretary."
The application based on Article 52 permits to inspect whether Turkey
is adequately respecting the declaration. (AS/BM)
* Photo credit: Berk Ozkan/ AA
http://www.bianet.org/english/world/147685-police-violence-application-to-council-of-europe
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Bar Associations Union of Turkey announced today that it will do
a series of application international institutions regarding the
judicial and administrative investigations on volunteer doctors by
health ministry officials and excessive police force.
İstanbul - BIA News Desk 17 June 2013, Monday 18:23
Bar Associations Union of Turkey held an emergency board meeting
after an appeal by its chairperson Metin Feyzioglu.
The union board reached the following decisions by consensus:
* The union will apply to Council of Europe General Secretary
concerning the tensive acts of the government and the practices of
security forces reaching to a level of violence on citizens according
to Article 52 of European Declaration of Human Rights.
* The union will also submit applications to other international
institutions on the same matter.
* The union will submit judicial and administrative applications on
those from Health Ministry who launched preliminary investigation
processes on volunteer doctors during Gezi Park events.
* The union will submit judicial and administrative applications on
officials who abused their duties by not forming emergency infirmaries
during social unrests.
* Providing that social unrest resumed with the observation of unlawful
practices [of the government], bar chairpersons will discuss the
issue and submit further applications.
Article 52 of European Declaration of Human Rights on "Investigations
held by General Secretary" cites the following:
"Every high signer of the convention is required to make necessary
explanations on the practice of convention article in their domestic
law upon a request by Council of Europe General Secretary."
The application based on Article 52 permits to inspect whether Turkey
is adequately respecting the declaration. (AS/BM)
* Photo credit: Berk Ozkan/ AA
http://www.bianet.org/english/world/147685-police-violence-application-to-council-of-europe
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress