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Excessive compensation penalties levied on two Turkish minority newspapers Gündem and Millet were brought to the UN agenda
03.06.2011
The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) submitted a written statement entitled “Freedom of the Minority Press in Greece and Excessive Fines Imposed on Gündem and Millet Newspapers” to the 17th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council to be held from 30 May to 17 June 2011 in Geneva. In its written statement, ABTTF critici...
ABTTF participated in the conference “Media & Language Minorities”
01.06.2011
ABTTF participated on 31 May 2011 in Brussels in the conference entitled “Media and Language Minorities”. Ali Türkelli, Member of the ABTTF International Affairs and Lobbying Group, represented the Turkish Minority of Western Thrace at the conference organized by the Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland (Svenska kulturfonden). It was underlined d...
ABTTF attended the SPEAK UP! Conference in Brussels
09.05.2011
The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) participated on 6 May 2011 in Brussels in the high-level conference entitled “SPEAK UP! Freedom of Expression and Media in the Western Balkans and Turkey”. Ali Türkelli, Member of the ABTTF International Affairs and Lobbying Group represented the Turkish Minority of Western Thrace at the conf...
International Mother Language Day 21 February!
21.02.2011
The International Mother Language Day 21 February, which was proclaimed by the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in November 1999 and has been observed every year since February 2000 to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism, is being observed today in various ...
ABTTF has brought up the issue of EPATH to the agenda of the UN Human Rights Council
08.09.2010
The Federation of Western of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) submitted a written statement on the problem of the Special Teacher Training Academy of Thessalonica (EPATH) to the 15th session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (HRC) from 13 September to 1 October. In the written statement, ABTTF gives account of some points stated...
ABTTF participated in the Copenhagen Anniversary Conference
11.06.2010
The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) participated in the conference organized by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) entitled “20 years of the OSCE Copenhagen Document: Status and future perspectives” in Copenhagen on 10-11 June 2010. Fatma Resit, member of ABTTF International Affairs and Lobbying Grou...
ABTTF submitted a written statement on the problems of the minority women to the United Nations Human Rights Council
03.06.2010
Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) submitted a written statement entitled “The problem of participation of women belonging to minority groups in political and public life” to the 14th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. In the written statement, ABTTF expressed the current state of the women belonging to the Minori...
Western Thrace Turks at the 55th FUEN-Congress
17.05.2010
The Federation of Western of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) participated in the 55th Congress of the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN) that was held from 12 to 15 May 2010 Slovenian capital of Ljubljana. At the Congress, the Turkish Minority of Western Thrace was represented by ABTTF President Halit Habipoğlu, ABTTF Secretary G...
ABTTF attended the OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting
07.05.2010
The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) attended the Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting organized by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) that took place from 6 to 7 May 2010 in the Austrian capital Vienna. Fatma Resit and Melek Kirmacı,...
ABTTF reported the offences against the Turkish Minority of Western Thrace to the OSCE
22.04.2010
On 18 March 2010, with regard to the 2009 Hate Crimes Report of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), ABTTF submitted a report on hate crimes and offences directed against the Turkish Minority of Western Thrace, its properties and mosques in Greece in 2009....
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