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CERD considered the state report of Greece
11.08.2009
Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) participated in the 75th Session of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) of the United Nations between 10 and 11 August 2009. CERD considered the state report of Greece on her implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Disc...
Reply of the Permanent Mission of Greece to the UN Office in Geneva to the Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe
22.07.2009
On 17 June 2009, the Permanent Mission of Greece to the UN Office in Geneva replied to the written statement entitled “Discrimination on the Ground of Ethnicity: the Turkish Minority of Western Thrace and Hate Speech in the Media” that was submitted by the Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) to the 11th session of the United Nation...
Western Thrace Turkish Minority members attended the OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting
10.07.2009
Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) attended the Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) between 9 and 10 July, 2009. Fatma Resit, member of International Affairs and Lobbying Group of ABTTF and Pervin Hayrullah, member of the Western Thrace Minority University Gradu...
ABTTF at Summer Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
25.06.2009
Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) paid a formal visit to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) between 22 and 24 June 2009. Under the scope of 3 day formal visit paid parallel to the 3rd Plenary Session of PACE in 2009, the Turkish Minority of Western Thrace was represented by Halit Habipoglu, President of AB...
ABTTF submitted a written statement to the United Nations Human Rights Council
16.06.2009
Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) submitted a written statement to the 11th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council held from 2 to June 2009. The written statement entitled “Discrimination on the Ground of Ethnicity: the Turkish Minority of Western Thrace and Hate Speech in Media” discusses the current legislation that...
ABTTF at Fundamental Rights Platform
08.05.2009
Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) represented by Melek Kırmaci, member of International Affairs Department, participated in the second meeting of the European Fundamental Rights Platform (FRP) that was held in Vienna between 5 and 6 May 2009. Meanwhile, the meeting brought the representatives of non-governmental organizations (NG...
ABTTF at the OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting
07.05.2009
Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) participated between 4 and 5 May 2009 in Vienna in the Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting: hate crimes - effective implementation of legislation organized by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) of the Organization of Security and Cooperation for Europe (OSCE). At th...
Reply of the Greek Government to the written statement of ABTTF on “Appointed Imams Law”
27.03.2009
The Greek Government replied on 20 March 2009 to the written statement on “Appointed Imams Law” submitted by the Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) to the 10th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. In its answer, the Greek Government stated that extending the financial and social rights of a group of Greek citizen...
ABTTF carried the problem of “Appointed Imams Law” to the United Nations’ agenda
05.03.2009
Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) submitted a written statement entitled “The Freedom of Religion and Conscience of the Turkish Minority in Western Thrace (Greece) and the Problem of the Law of ‘Appointed’ Imams" to the 10th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council from 2 to 27 March 2009 in Geneva. Greece clearly v...
ABTTF presented its study on the “Appointed Imams Law” problem to the attention of international community
04.03.2009
Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) presented its study on the “Appointed Imams Law” problem to the attention of international community. Accordingly, the new law envisages appointment of 240 imams to serve under the authorities of appointed muftis in mosques as civil servants. After the adoption of the law 3536/2007 in February...
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