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Turkey: No to safe haven for fugitive from international justice ...
6 November 2009

Amnesty International today condemned an invitation extended by Turkeyto Sudanese President Omar al Bashir to attend a meeting in Turkey,even though he is wanted ...

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Turkey: No to safe haven for fugitive from international justice ...
6 November 2009

Amnesty International has condemned an invitation extended by Turkeyto Sudanese President Omar al Bashir to attend a meeting in Turkey.

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Iranian refugees released from detention in Turkey | Amnesty ...
27 October 2009

Two Iranian refugees who were refused access to the asylum system inTurkey and unlawfully detained for more than a year have been released.

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Denied protection in Turkey - refugees unlawfully detained ...
27 October 2009

Every year, thousands of people from countries including Afghanistan,Iraq and Iran arrive in Turkey seeking protection from persecution.

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Turkey must allow refugees to return without fear | Amnesty ...
23 October 2009

As refugees begin to leave the Mahmur camp in northern Iraq, Amnesty International has urged the authorities to allowTurkish citizens of Kurdish origin to return ...

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Turkey: The right of refugees to return with dignity | Amnesty ...
23 October 2009

Amnesty International calls on the Turkish authorities to allow Turkishcitizens of Kurdish origin to return without fear of harassment anddiscrimination as refugees ...

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Iranian refugees still detained in Turkey despite court ruling ...
24 September 2009

Two Iranian refugees remain in detention in Turkey despite a EuropeanCourt of Human Rights ruling on Tuesday should be released, accordingto Amnesty International ...

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The Wire, August/September 2009. Vol. 39, issue 004
1 August 2009

1) A wound that never heals: International Day of the Disappeared 2) Algeria: Long wait for justice 3) Livewire: Seeking justice at the UN Human Rights Council; ...

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Le Fil. Août/Septembre 2009
1 August 2009

Le Fil. Août/Septembre 2009

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Governments withdraw financial support for Ilisu dam in Turkey ...
7 July 2009

The German, Swiss and Austrian governments have withdrawn funding forthe Ilisu dam project in Turkey where human rights violations are atrisk.

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