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Turkish violations of Convention on the
Rights of the Child
24.5.2006
A Letter to EU Parliament
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Save the Kurdish
Children - Rädda Kurdiska Barn
j_tekan@hotmail.com
f.daneshvar@telia.com
Örebro- Sweden
116 Kurdish children face
jail in Diyarbekir (Amed) - Turkey
We write as members of Save Kurdish Children in
Sweden an organisation working on behalf of
undefended Kurdish Children in Kurdistan, against
the cruelty, torture and imprisonment of 116
children in Diyarbekir - Turkey.
These children, aged between 10-18 face 9 -24 years
in jail for alleged crimes against state and taking
part in demonstration. They were participants of
protest marches against the cruel behaviour of the
police and military forces; detention, beating and
killing of demonstrators inclusive children who were
standby watcher of the crowd march in the city of
Diyarbekir and surrounding areas.
Up to date 16 children and adults have been killed
as police has shot in to the crowd of protestors in
different cities within the Kurdish provinces in
Turkey. According to AFP, Reuters and Washington
post (for more details please see: www.afp.com,
Wednesday May 10, 2006 respectively,
washingtonpost.com; Tuesday, April 25, 2006), the
indictments are prepared by prosecutors in
Diyarbekir where the children will be put on trial
on May 31.
Turkish PM, Tayyep Ordugan, affirmed the right of
police to shoot the Kurdish demonstrators, inclusive
the children who participate in the marches against
the state terrorism, on a media conference on March
31, 2006
We strongly condemn the imprisonment and trial of
children in Diyarbekir, as well as the killing and
atrocities against the other civilians in the
Kurdistan and other cities of Turkey.
We would urge you as human right defenders to take
appropriate measure to uncover these obvious
violations of Convention on the Rights of the Child
by Turkey.
We need your moral support to ensure the release of
imprisoned children and compensate the families who
suffered the atrocity and loss of their child.
On behalf of
Save the Kurdish Children
Jaafar Tekantepe Fereidoon Daneshvar
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