The Final Resolutions, Brussels Conference 09

Final Resolutions from the 5th International Conference on EU, Turkey and the Kurds.

Background Paper, Brussels Conference 09

To read the background paper from the 5th International Conference on EU, Turkey and the Kurds held in the European Parliament, January 28-29, please click below.

In Memory of Nobel Laureate, EUTCC Patron and Friend of the Kurds, Playwright Harold Pinter

EU Turkey Civic Commission has received the sad message that the dear, prominent and internationally recognised playwright Harold Pinter died in London December 25, at the age of 78. 

Nobel Laureate and EUTCC Patron Shirin Ebadi harassed by Iranian police

The office of the Iranian Human Rights lawyer, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and EUTCC patron Shirin Ebadi, was brutally closed down today by dozens of uniformed police and plain clothes without judicial warrant.

Kurdish Spokesperson and EUTCC Patron Leyla Zana Convicted to Ten Years in Prison by a Turkish Court

Leyla Zana, a well know political spokesperson for the Kurds in Turkey, was Thursday convicted to ten years in prison by a Turkish Court in Diyarbakir.

EUTCC welcomes Joost Lagendijk’s statement regarding regional autonomy

Recent violence in Turkey regarding the Kurdish issue demonstrates the need for renewed commitment on the part of all involved parties to seek a peaceful solution.

Jon Rud, member of the EUTCC, refused entry into Turkey.

Jon Rud is a Norwegian human rights lawyer, and a member of the EUTCC. He was formerly Chairman of the Norwegian Bar Human Rights Committee and of Amnesty International in Norway. On 7 November this year, he was refused entry into Turkey. He had been invited by the Working Group on Justice of the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (of which he is also a member) to a seminar in Istanbul.

60th Anniversary of Human Rights Declaration discussion

A panel discussion at Document 6 : International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival
2pm - Sunday 19th October
(free but ticketed)

On the 60th Anniversary of the Human Rights Declaration, a panel of speakers will give presentations on the human rights issues that are so prevalent in their work and which have directly impacted on their lives. The ensuing discussion will concentrate on the effects the UK government's laws are having on the rights to freedom of expression, life and liberty.
 
CCA (Centre For Contemporary Arts), 350 Sauchiehall St., Glasgow

Leyla Zana calls for dialogue with PKK

The prominent Kurdish politician Leyla Zana has called for dialogue to end the quarter century of conflict that has scarred south-eastern Turkey and killed more than 30,000 people.
From the Guardian.

EUTCC Press Release

Leyla Zana, a well know political spokesperson for the Kurds in Turkey has been sentenced to two years imprisonment by a Turkish Court in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir.