Following a court’s approval to merge two cases, former police chiefs linked to the controversial Gülen Movement will stand side-by-side with the murder convicts of Armenian-Turkish journalist Hrant Dink for the first time, the Daily Sabah reports.
The police chiefs are accused of negligence and orchestrating a cover-up before and after the 2007 murder, which sparked public outrage.
Dink, the late editor-in-chief of Agos daily, was shot dead in front of his office in Istanbul by Ogün Samast, a 17-year-old teenager who claimed he shot Dink for his anti-Turkish views. The murder, initially considered to be committed by far-right nationalists, later turned out to be a larger plot, and several police intelligence officers were arrested for deliberately covering up intelligence on the murder plot. Moreover, several police chiefs indicted in the case are accused of links to the Gülen Movement, the umbrella term used to describe the Gülenist Terror Organization (FETÖ), which is behind two alleged coup attempts in 2013, according to prosecutors.
The suspects will appear before an Istanbul court tomorrow in the case mired with allegations of corruption after former prosecutors looking into the case claimed to cover the tracks of the Gülen-linked officers’ role in the murder. The hearings will continue for three days.
The Gulen Movement is accused of trying to shift blame for the murder onto others, including the Ergenekon, an alleged gang of generals, journalists and several prominent figures who were imprisoned after a trial conducted by Gülenist prosecutors. All defendants in the Ergenekon case were released years later, after investigations revealed they were imprisoned by prosecutors and judges close to the movement based on forged and tampered evidence.
The court had earlier accepted the indictment of 26 suspects in the Dink case. Suspects include former Intelligence Department directors of the Turkish National Police, Engin Dinç and Ramazan Akyürek, former intelligence director of the Istanbul Police, Ali Fuat Yılmazer, and intelligence officers Muhittin Zenit, Ercan Demir and Özkan Mumcu. Akyürek, who was police chief in Trabzon – the hometown of Samast and his alleged accomplice, Yasin Hayal – faces aggravated life sentence. He is charged with running a terrorist organization, homicide, forgery of official documents, destroying official documents and abuse of duty. Yılmazer faces life in prison for similar charges while other officers are subject to lesser sentences for negligence and causing manslaughter by negligence as well as hiding evidence. Akyürek was arrested in February 2015 upon orders from an Istanbul court, just one day after he was detained for questioning regarding the Dink murder, while Yılmazer was arrested earlier in a separate case involving the Gülenists.
The Supreme Court of Appeals ordered the merger of two separate cases in January, marking a legal victory for Dink’s family who sought to shed light on the officials’ role in the murder. The murder took place after Dink was warned by Istanbul authorities over his work. A local official testified to the court after the murder and countered allegations that Dink was threatened with death after running a story claiming a prominent Turkish figure was in fact an Armenian woman. The official said Dink was warned against “stirring public outrage.”
Dink, an outspoken critic of both the Turkish and Armenian stance toward the mass deaths of Armenians in 1915 – labeled as “genocide” by Armenia, a term rejected by Turkey – drew ire among hardline nationalists during his lifetime. His call for the resolution of the controversial issue led to numerous death threats before his murder. He also faced several lawsuits for “denigrating Turkishness,” an act constitutionally punishable with prison time, for his articles and editorials regarding the issue.
The Gulen Movement, led by U.S.-based retired preacher Fethullah Gülen, is accused of having infiltrated Turkey’s police departments and judiciaries as well as the higher echelons of the bureaucracy. Gülenists currently face a number of trials as the judiciary, which saw a purge of prosecutors and judges linked to the movement, stepped up efforts against FETÖ. A large number of the group’s members were arrested or wanted in multiple cases ranging from illegal wiretapping to conspiring to imprison critics of the movement, money laundering and defrauding the state. Gülen is the prime suspect in all cases as head of the FETÖ and rejects returning to Turkey from Pennsylvania where he resides while Turkey seeks to speed up his extradition process
Sweden’s Infamous Mehmet Kaplan Housing Minister Quits Amid Extremism Row
photograph dating from July 2015. It shows the housing minister, Mehmet Kaplan, attending a dinner alongside Barbaros Leylani and Ilhan Senturk, a leader of the Turkish extremist organization Grey Wolves.
Mehmet Kaplan, Sweden’s minister of housing, urban development and IT, has called it quits after having stirred a great controversy with his anti-Semitic comments and alleged neo-Nazi links.
“I have received Mehmet Kaplan’s resignation request and approved of it,” said PM Stefan Löfven at a press conference in Stockholm, Dagens Nyheter reports.
a minister should be able to represent Sweden in an unquestionable way,” he added.
“Mehmet Kaplan has made the overall assessment that his actions in relation to external political and religious organizations has led to a discussion that stands in the way of his work as minister. I share his assessment,” Löfven said.
The press conference concluded a week of controversies, in which Kaplan was accused of maintaining too close contacts with members of radical organizations, such as the Grey Wolves. Speaking after Löfven, he rejected those claims.
“All my life I have worked against extremism of all kinds,” he told reporters, claiming that he had fallen victim to unfounded accusations.
“Let me be clear: my stepping down is by no means a confirmation of the information that I consider to be incorrect,” he said.
According to a recent revelation by the Svenska Dagbladet newspaper, Kaplan, a member of the Green Party, said at a seminar in 2009 that “today’s Israel treats Palestinians in a very similar way to how Jews were treated in Germany in the 1930s.”
The news came immediately under heavy fire from among others Israel’s ambassador to Stockholm and Sweden’s Foreign Minister Margot Wallström.
Last week, a photograph emerged of Kaplan having dinner with members of the Turkish extremist organization The Grey Wolves.
Source: sputniknews.com
Swedish Prime Minister condemns Turkish National Association racist remark against Armenians
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven has responded to anti-Armenian statements expressed at the joint event of the Turkish and Azerbaijani diasporas on Sergels in the capital Stockholm.
“In Sweden, it is totally unacceptable to incite [hatred] against other groups, whether religious, ethnic or political,” said Stefan Löfven in his statement. “Here, all political activities must be conducted democratically and with respect to the values of equality and rights. These principles are not negotiable. “
Alice Bah Kuhnke, Swedish Minister for Culture and Democracy, also responded to the incitement to violence by Barbaros Leylani, former Vice President of the Turkish National Association domiciled in Sweden.
“What happened Saturday [April 9] and the repugnant statements are of course unacceptable,” said Bah Kuhnke. “They put me ill at ease.”
On April 9, the Azerbaijani Associations Coordination Centre of Sweden had organized an anti-Armenian demonstration in Stockholm, and the event was attended by about 100 people, including Turks and Iraqi Turkmens.
Speaking at the event, Barbaros Leylani, then vice president of the Turkish National Association had engaged in numerous anti-Armenian nationalist statements.
In particular, he called for the death of the “Dogs of Armenians.”
The video of his remarks was quickly spread in Sweden, and she got wide media coverage.
But in a telephone interview with Swedish television TV4, Barbaros Leylani said he had not prepared a speech for the demonstration, and that he had not meant to say such things.
Representatives of the Armenian community in Sweden, however, have complained to the Swedish police and asked that person to be prosecuted.
They noted that this issue is beyond the statement of one person, since the Turkish and Azerbaijani associations in Sweden are increasingly aggressive and also target other national minorities in the country.
Sunday, April 17, 2016,
Stéphane © armenews.com
Two Armenians Elected to Syria’s Parliament
Nora Arissian Becomes First Syrian-Armenian Woman Parliamentarian,
DAMASCUS, Syria (A.W.)—Two Armenians, Dr. Nora Arissian and Jirair Reisian, entered Syria’s 250-seat parliament following elections for the Syrian People’s Assembly on April 13. Arissian, who ran as an independent from the Damascus governorate, became the first Syrian-Armenian woman member of the Syrian Parliament, reported Perio News. Aleppo-Armenian community leader Jirair Reisian was elected to the assembly from Aleppo. The election results were made public on April 16.
Arissian has played an active role in the Syrian and Syrian-Armenian reality, and has long been an advocate of the Armenian cause. Arissian has served as translator at the Syrian Presidential Palace. She holds a Ph.D. in modern history from the Institute of Oriental Studies at the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia; her focus was the Armenian Genocide as documented in Syrian sources. Arissian served as secretary, chief of staff, and interpreter at Armenia’s Embassy in Syria from 1992-2006. Since 2005, she has worked as a lecturer at Damascus University, and has served as the chair of the Armenian studies department since 2013. She worked as translator and adviser at the Syrian Ministry of Culture from 2010-13. She is the editor of Aztag Arabic, an online publication. In 2007, she became the first Armenian woman member of the Arab Writers’ Union in Damascus.
Arissian has been widely recognized for her achievements, and was awarded the Armenian Presidential “Movses Khorenatsi” Medal in 2012 and the Ministry of Diaspora’s “William Saroyan” Medal in 2011.
Reisian, who has been an active member of the Armenian community in Syria, was the candidate endorsed by the Armenian organizations, reported the Aleppo-based Kantsasar. A longtime educator and advocate for the Armenian cause, Reisian serves as the spokesperson of the Armenian Prelacy in Aleppo. He has been the chairman of the Armenian National Committee of Syria for several years. Reisian also served as the principal of the Armenian Sahagian School in Aleppo.
In an interview with Kantsasar ahead of the elections, Reisian said that in the current situation the Syrian people have two expectations from the new parliament: the healing and revival of the country, and the implementation of reforms that will lead to a bright future for Syria.
Source: armenianweekly
Deadly earthquake hits Ecuador
A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake has killed at least 28 people in Ecuador, Vice-President Jorge Glas says.
A state of emergency was declared in six provinces and the National Guard has been mobilised.
The quake, centred near the coastal town of Muisne, destroyed an overpass in the city of Guayaquil about 300km (190 miles) away, local media say.
The tremor also shook buildings in the capital Quito, forcing residents to flee their homes.
“We have 16 people dead in the city of Portoviejo, 10 in Manta and two in the province of Guayas,” Mr Glas said at a news conference.
Quito resident Zoila Villena told the Associated Press news agency: “I’m in a state of panic,”
“My building moved a lot and things fell to the floor. Lots of neighbours were screaming and kids crying,” she said.
Parts of the capital were for some time without electricity.
The US Geological Survey said the earthquake struck at a depth of 19.2km (11.9 miles).
Meanwhile, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said “tsunami waves reaching 0.3 to one meter above the tide level are possible for some coasts of Ecuador”.
Neighbouring Peru issued a tsunami alert for its northern shore.
Source: bbc.com
Armenia joins Shanghai Cooperation Organization
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s (SCO) Secretary General Rashid Alimov have signed a memorandum of understanding to give Armenia a parnter status within the Organization.
In a speech at the ceremony in Beijing on Friday, Armenia’s top diplomat highlighted the importance of the country’s cooperation with the SCO, describing it as a key platform for developing a dialogue.
He also highlighted the document’s value as a measure outlining the key trends of cooperation in promoting regional security and stability, joint anti-terrorism efforts, and fight against drug-trafficking and transnational organized crime, reports the Foreign Ministry’s press service.
The minister further emphasized the importance of the deal as a key legal basis to develop a multi-lateral cooperation in trade and investments, energy and transport and telecommunication between Armenia and the SCO member states.
Highlighting the new cooperation for his part, Mr Alimov said he feels happy to involve a country with such an ancient history in the Organization.
The sides agreed that the new partnership relations will mark a new phase for developing the mutual ties and opening prospects for deepening the cooperation.
Established in 2001, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization has six member states: China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
Turkish Extortion: No visa-free travel, no migrant deal, says Turkey’s EU minister
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Turkey’s minister for European Union affairs and its chief negotiator with the bloc, Volkan Bozkır, said if the EU does not grant Turkish citizens visa-free travel, Turkey could stop accepting migrants sent from Greece.
“If the EU does not grant visa-free travel [to Turkish citizens] then we can suspend the readmission agreement. This is a bargain. If there is no visa [liberty] then there is no readmission,” said Bozkır on April 13 during his visit to Austrian capital.
Bozkır was referring to the deal signed between the EU and Turkey on March 18, when the sides agreed on a scheme to curb the flow of migrants into the bloc.
Turkey agreed to take back all migrants landing on Greece as of March 20, while the EU would take back the same amount of Syrian refugees from Turkey. In exchange for the migrants returned to Turkey, the EU agreed to grant Turkish citizens visa-free travel in EU’s Schengen area, and pledged to give a total of 6 million euros until the end of 2018 to be used to fund better living conditions for Syrians in Turkey.
Bozkır said April 12 that Turkish nationals could expect vise-free travel to the EU by June.
“We expect that the decision for the citizens of the Republic of Turkey to enter the Schengen zone without visa requirement will be made before the end of June,” Bozkır said, following a meeting with Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders on April 12.
Meanwhile, Kati Piri, rapporteur for Turkey at the European Parliament, said April 13 that she did not believe the free-visa travel would be ready for this summer, citing technical issues.
“Turkey has made a visible progress in the last two years but there are technical issues that need to be handled before the lifting of the visas; I do not believe it will be ready for June,” said Piri, according to the website of private broadcaster CNNTürk.
Source: hurriyetdailynews
April/14/2016
Los Angeles: 26 Coalition Groups Join April 24 Rally for Justice #Armeniangenocide
LOS ANGELES—The Armenian Genocide Centennial Committee announced the addition of twenty-six coalition partners for the upcoming Rally for Justice on April 24, 2016, in commemoration of the 100+1 anniversary of the Armenian Genocide and the calls for recognition and accountability on the part of the Government of Turkey.
The coalition partners, which include non-profit, civil rights, unions, labor, community based and student organizations affirmed their commitment to the global demand for justice for the Armenian Genocide, and advancing the call for accountability on the part of the Turkish government in acknowledging their crimes against the Armenian people.
“Recognition of the Armenian Genocide has never solely been an Armenian issue, but one that belongs to all guarantors of truth and justice. Our partners’ commitment to standing in solidarity with the Armenian community demonstrates the power of grassroots partnerships and coalition-building.” said Raffi Kassabian, Esq., on behalf of the Armenian Genocide Committee. “Human rights violations against Armenian and other minorities by the Turkish government continue today and require immediate intervention by and call for accountability by the international community,” added Kassabian.
The historic “March for Justice” in April 2015 witnessed 166,000 people participate in the largest such gathering in Los Angeles history. This year, the Rally for Justice will include members from neighboring communities in Southern California, increasing the scope and depth of the impact that grassroots activism has had on bringing the Armenian Genocide to the forefront of global human rights issues.
The Rally for Justice will take place on Sunday, April 24th at 1:00 pm at the Turkish Consulate in Los Angeles.
The statement of support and list of partner organizations is below.
For over a century, the government of Turkey has refused to heed worldwide calls by dozens of governments, world leaders, non-governmental organizations, and even Turkish intellectuals to accept responsibility for the Armenian Genocide of 1915 in which over 1.5 million defenseless Armenian men, women and children in the Ottoman Empire were systematically massacred in a premeditated campaign of ethnic cleansing. The Armenian People, who were the first nation to accept Christianity in 301 A.D., were deliberately disenfranchised from their ancestral homeland of 4,000 years, and their cultural and religious monuments were defaced and destroyed in an attempt to erase proof of their existence.
The 101st anniversary of the Armenian Genocide reaffirms the global demand for justice by Armenians worldwide and by all people of good will to acknowledge this Crime Against Humanity and to call for accountability from the government of Turkey to make appropriate moral, financial and territorial restitution, as mandated by the fundamental norms of international law and civilized society.
The signatories below stand in solidarity with the Armenian People in their quest for a just resolution to this unpunished crime of genocide.
AF3IRM National (Association of Filipinas and Feminists Fighting Imperialism Re-feudalization & Marginalization)
American Hellenic Council
All-Armenian Student Association
Assyrian-American Association of Southern California
Assyrian Universal Alliance- Americas Chapter
Center for Asian-Americans United for Self-Empowerment
Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking
Iraqi Transnational Collective
Jakara Movement
Jewish Voice for Peace- Los Angeles Chapter
Jewish World Watch
Kurdish American Education Society
Kurdish Community of Southern California
Kurdish Human Rights Advocacy Group
Kurdish National Congress of North America
Loyola Law School Armenian Law Students Association
Pepperdine University School of Law Armenian Law Students Association
Rojava Solidarity Committee of Los Angeles
SEIU RN 121
Southwest Asian North Afrikan (SWANA)- Los Angeles Chapter
UNA Pasadena
United Staffworkers (USW)
United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA)
University of California Los Angeles Armenian Law Students Association
University of Southern California Armenian Law Students Association
University of California Berkeley Armenian Law Students Association
Turkey directly involved in Karabakh conflict
Azerbaijani armed forces continue the “slow” mobilization after the bilateral agreement to put halt on fire reached in Moscow and albeit assurances by the Azerbaijani Defense Army about the lack of any need to mobilize the personnel reserves.
Considering the losses suffered by the elite unites of the Azerbaijani army during the assault against the NKR Defense Army (Azerbaijani open sources indicate 90 bodies fully identified) an urgent need arose to involve relevantly trained personnel.
For that purpose, as revealed, Azerbaijani cadets studying at Turkish military institutions, were urgently recalled.
The photo, which was shot in a Turkish airport, speaks vividly of a mobilization presumably under a seal of secrecy to avoid criticism from both own population and the international community. The photo shows the Azerbaijani servicemen boarding the plane that had brought the bodies of the so-called “The Grey Wolves” units and the Turkish military.
Despite the silence of the Azerbaijan media on the numerous losses, that is obvious that number of Azerbaijani websites (for example – Optime.az) citing unnamed sources of the Azerbaijani Defense Army reported on April 11 that Azerbaijani side had recovered 56 bodies from the scene of the clashes based on the previously reached bilateral agreement.
According to Azerbaijani media publications, “Body identification is currently underway, and the official information will be provided later.”
Four Finalists for $1 Million Armenian Aurora Prize
YEREVAN (ArmenPress)—The four Aurora Prize finalists named the organizations they nominate to receive the $1,000,000 award should they be announced as Aurora Prize Laureate on April 24th at the inaugural Aurora Prize Ceremony, “Armenpress” was informed by the Public Relations Department of IDea foundation.
If named the Aurora Prize Laureate, he or she will be granted the unique opportunity to continue the cycle of giving by allocating the $1,000,000 award to the nominated organization or organizations.
The award ceremony will be held in Yerevan, and the winner will be announced by George Clooney.
The four finalists for the inaugural Aurora Prize are:
Marguerite Barankitse of Maison Shalom and REMA Hospital in Burundi. Marguerite Barankitse saved thousands of lives and cared for orphans and refugees during the years of civil war in Burundi. To date, she has saved an estimated 30,000 children and in 2008, she opened a hospital which has treated more than 80,000 patients thus far.
Dr. Tom Catena of Mother of Mercy Hospital in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan. Dr. Tom Catena is an American physician and the sole doctor of the Mother of Mercy Hospital in rebel-held territory in the Nuba Mountains, Sudan. Despite several bombings by the Sudanese government, Dr. Catena resides on the hospital grounds so that he may be on call at all times.
Syeda Ghulam Fatima, the General Secretary of the Bonded Labor Liberation Front in Pakistan. Syeda Ghulam Fatima has worked tirelessly to eradicate bonded labor, one of the last remaining forms of modern slavery, liberating thousands of Pakistani workers.
Father Bernard Kinvi, a Catholic priest in Bossemptele in the Central African Republic. Father Bernard Kinvi has provided refuge and health services to those on both sides of the civil war in the Central African Republic through his mission in Bossemptele. He has saved hundreds of people from persecution and death.
The four finalists were each asked to shortlist up to three organizations that they would nominate for a share of the $1,000,000 award if they are named Aurora Prize Laureate later this month. This $1,000,000 award will be given in addition to a personal $100,000 grant for the Laureate.
Selection Committee Co-Chair George Clooney will announce the inaugural Aurora Prize Laureate during a ceremony in Yerevan, Armenia on April 24, 2016.
Organizations Nominated by Marguerite Barankitse:
FONDATION DU GRAND-DUC ET DE LA GRANDE-DUCHESSE DU LUXEMBOURG
In her role as UNICEF Eminent Advocate for Children, H.R.H. the Grand-Duchess of Luxembourg visited Burundi in June 2009, where she bore witness to the inhumane detention conditions of children incarcerated in adult prisons. With the assistance of Marguerite Barankitse and her committed staff from the Maison Shalom, the organization has helped to secure the release of 600 children imprisoned throughout Burundi and provided services to aid their rehabilitation and reintegration. A share of the Aurora Prize would enable the Foundation to further assist Maison Shalom in its challenging work, as well as positively respond to the many requests for support that the Foundation regularly receives from emerging countries.
FONDATION JEAN-FRANÇOIS PETERBROECK (JFP FOUNDATION)
The JFP Foundation combats child poverty, discrimination and injustice – in particular abandoned or displaced children, orphans and victims of child labor, conflicts or social poverty. Since its creation in 2006, the JFP Foundation has supported more than thirty projects around the world. The first of them was Marguerite Barankitse’s Maison Shalom in Burundi and the JFP Foundation also helped towards the construction and operation of Marguerite’s REMA Hospital. A share of the Aurora Prize could further support Maison Shalom and its work for the children of Burundian refugees, as well as a related project in Democratic Republic of Congo called “INUKA”.
FONDATION BRIDDERLECH DEELEN LUXEMBOURG
Fondation Bridderlech Deelen is the Catholic aid agency of Luxemburg. For 50 years, Bridderlech Deelen has fought poverty and injustice and stood up for those in need – regardless of their religion, ethnicity or gender. Together with local partners in Latin America, Africa and Asia, Bridderlech Deelen works towards sustainably improving the living conditions of disadvantaged members of society. With a share of the Aurora Prize, Bridderlech Deelen Foundation could extend its support to other projects helping those in need.
Organizations Nominated by Dr. Tom Catena:
AFRICAN MISSION HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION (AMHF)
The African Mission Healthcare Foundation supports mission hospitals, which provide approximately one-third of the medical care available on the African continent. Annually, AMHF makes possible 70,000 patient visits and several thousand corrective surgical procedures. Supported activities include HIV care and support, primary care, maternal-child health, and providing general and pediatric surgery. AMHF has been privileged to support Mother of Mercy Hospital since 2013. A share of the Aurora Prize would enable AMHF to assist other unsung heroes working on behalf of the sick and the poor and to deliver the capital improvements necessary to provide quality, sustainable medical care.
CATHOLIC MEDICAL MISSION BOARD (CMMB)
CMMB is an international, faith-based NGO providing community based, long-term, humanitarian and development aid to communities affected by poverty and especially inequities and unequal access to healthcare. A share from the Aurora Prize would enable CMMB to invest in the Mother of Mercy Hospital’s infrastructure and training for staff, as well as deliver more Interagency Emergency Healthcare Kits (IEHKs) to support Dr. Catena’s patients. The kits provide significant support as each one contains all of the essential medicines needed to serve a population of 10,000 people for three months. The Aurora Prize award would also be invested in rural, mission hospitals in some of the most remote, underserved areas of Africa.
DIOCESE OF EL OBEID*
The Diocese of El Obeid is one of the largest Catholic Diocese in the world, covering an area of more than 340,000 square miles. The Diocese opened the Mother of Mercy Hospital in March 2008, the hospital has treated more than 200,000 patients since its inception. Dr Tom Catena initially joined the hospital when it opened and has remained despite the outbreak of civil war in June 2011. The Diocese relies on donor funding to run its activities and missions, including the Mother of Mercy Hospital.
Organizations Nominated by Syeda Ghulam Fatima:
BONDED LABOUR LIBERATION FRONT (BLLF)
Syeda Ghulam Fatima leads the Bonded Labour Liberation Front Pakistan (BLLF), which has liberated 80,000 Pakistani slaves who were forced to work for brick kiln owners in order to repay debts. The interest rates are too high for workers to pay off, trapping the workers in forced labor and poor—often brutal—conditions. The Aurora Prize award would help BLLF to continue its work to free people, particularly the next generation, from slavery.
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN (HRCP)
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan was established in 1987 and grown into an influential, country-wide human rights body. HRCP works in very challenging situations and faces regular threats from those opposed to its work. Among the wide range of human rights issues that the organization works on, HRCP chooses to focus on those that affect the most vulnerable – including the persecution of religious minorities, extra-judicial killings, bonded labor and the status of women. The Aurora Prize award would greatly help HRCP in institutionalizing its work and improving the rights of vulnerable sections of society.
TRÓCAIRE INTERNATIONAL
Trócaire, one of Ireland’s leading development organizations, has worked internationally for over 40 years providing support to people living in extreme poverty, enabling them to take control over their own lives and live free from injustice and oppression. As the overseas development agency of the Catholic Church in Ireland, Trócaire works in over 20 countries across Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East. Trócaire has supported Fatima to establish Freedom Centers where workers receive healthcare, education, awareness on rights, physical protection and legal services. The Aurora Prize would greatly assist Trócaire in continuing its work to end slavery in Pakistan.
Organization Nominated by Father Bernard Kinvi:
L’ORDRE DES SERVITEURS DES MALADES (ORDRE DES CAMILLIENS)
The Order of the Ministers of the Sick was founded by St. Camillus de Lellis in the year 1586, today the Ministers of the Sick are known throughout the world as the ‘Camillians’. The Camillians is made up of about 1,200 members who work in many countries around the world. Faithful to their mission, they place especial emphasis on care for sick people, even where there is a risk to their own lives. The Aurora Prize award would be used to fund new health facilities and training for local healthcare workers, including projects across Africa.
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