Birdal: Turkey have become the land of murders

2019-12-10 10:26:40


	İZMİR - İHD Honorary President Akın Birdal, speaking at the Humans' Rights Association Panel of İzmir Bar Association, underlining the fact that Turkey have become the land of the murders and that the crimes again humanity continues, said that the impunity policy is the most important problem in the country.

	Within the scope of Human Rights Week activities, Izmir Bar Association organized a panel on "Human Rights, Justice and Peace" in the Conference Hall of the Bar Association. Moderated by Dr. Ozan Değer and attended by Turkey Humans' Rights Foundation (TİHV) President Şebnem Korur Fincancı, Humans' Rights Association (İHD) Honorary President Akın Birdal and HDP Parliamentary Deputy Spokesperson Mithat Sancar, many people attended the panel.

	 

	 

	HRA Honorary President Akın Birdal reminding that since the history of the republic in Turkey, very severe violations of rights were experienced, stated that Turkey have become the land of the murders and that the crimes again humanity continues. Birdal pointing out that one of the most pressing problems of Turkey is the impunity policy, said: "The successive coups in Turkey have made the people lose their ability to question. If these coups had been confronted, there would be no Saturday Mothers or the massacres in Suruç and Ankara today."

	 

	'NO DEMOCRACY WITHOUT KURDS'

	 

	Birdal, underlining that the society's emerging need for rights and justice can not be suppressed with oppression, said: "Everybody is on a search for justice in Turkey. There is nowhere in the world you can see that a government official is appointed to replace an elected person. More than half of the elected HDP politicians are in prison. People from different identities are still unable to express themselves. The Kurdish question lies behind that problem. Everyone should see that, without the Kurds there will be no peace, democracy and justice in Turkey."