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ABTTF’s parallel report to the USA 2015 Human Rights Country Report for Greece
19.05.2016
Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) prepared a parallel report to the USA 2015 Human Rights Country Report for Greece released by US Department of State. Having it submitted to the relevant US authorities, ABTTF provided detailed information on the matters that were either missing or inadequately explained in USA Report about Turki...
Second review of Greece’s human rights records at the United Nations
04.05.2016
ABTTF attended the second review of Greece within the framework of the UN UPR mechanism. During the 25th Session of the Working Group of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the United Nations to be held from 2 to 13 May 2016 in Geneva, the second review of the human rights records of Greece took place on Tuesday, 3 May. Greece’s first review...
ABTTF reported on hate-motivated violence against the Turkish minority of Western Thrace to OSCE
02.05.2016
The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) submitted data on hate crimes and violence against the Turkish minority of Western Thrace living in Greece to the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). ABTTF mentions in its report the hate-motivated a...
ABTTF delivered a presentation at UPR Info pre-session for Greece
31.03.2016
ABTTF presented the problems of the Turkish Minority of Western Thrace and put forward its recommendations ahead of the UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) session in May 2016 Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) attended the Greece pre-session organised by the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Info on 31 March 2016. ABTTF Vice-Pre...
ABTTF submitted a written statement to the UN Human Rights Council
22.03.2016
ABTTF raises in its written statement the problems having been faced by the Turkish minority of Western Thrace in Greece with regard to the ethnic recognition and freedom of association The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) submitted a written statement entitled “The Non-Recognition of the Turkish Minority of Western Thrace in...
European Parliament Conference calls for Greece to recognise and better protect its minorities
03.03.2016
3 March 2016, Brussels - On 2 March 2016, Csaba Sógor MEP (EPP), hosted a conference at the European Parliament in Brussels titled ‘Freedom of Association in Greece: A Loophole in European Minority Rights Standards’. The conference, organised in association with the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) and the Federation of Western...
ABTTF paid a working visit to Brussels
25.02.2016
Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) conducted several meetings mainly in the European Parliament in Brussels on 24 February 2016. The ABTTF delegation composed of ABTTF President Halit Habip Oğlu and ABTTF Vice-President Sami Yusuf and accompanied by ABTTF Brussels Representation met with MEP Soraya Post (Sweden/S&D) and MEP Angeli...
ABTTF attended the OSCE conference on intolerance and discrimination against Muslims
19.02.2016
The hate crimes and hate-motivated violence targeting the Turkish minority of Western Thrace expressed at the conference The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) participated on 19 February 2016 in the conference entitled “A Holistic Approach to Addressing Intolerance and Discrimination against Muslims in the OSCE Region” that wa...
ABTTF announces European Parliament Conference: Freedom of Association in Greece: A Loophole in European Minority Rights Standards
10.02.2016
On 2 March 2016, the Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) in cooperation with the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) will be organising a high level conference entitled ‘Freedom of Association in Greece: A Loophole in European Minority Rights Standards’ at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium. The conferen...
ABTTF on a working visit to Strasbourg during the PACE Winter Session
29.01.2016
FUEN member organizations ABTTF, ROISDER and VATAN raised the problems of their own communities during the meetings they held with the PACE members and the Council of Europe officials The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) paid a working visit to Strasbourg during the 2016 Winter Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Cou...
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