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Barrage of Greek Airspace Violations by Turkish Fighter Jets

September 16, 2018 By administrator

By Philip Chrysopoulos,

A new barrage of provocative violations of Greek airspace by Turkish fighter jets took place on Thursday over the Aegean, with Greek Air Force planes forced to intercept, resulting in a virtual jet fight.

Specifically, Turkish aircraft made 43 violations of national airspace in the Northeast, Central and Southeastern Aegean, and there was also a virtual air fight between Greek and Turkish warplanes.

A total of 13 Turkish aircraft (six F-16 flying in three formations, two CN-235, one T-38 and four helicopters) also committed 12 air traffic law violations in Athens FIR.

The 35 violations were made by the two CN-235 spy aircraft, three violations were made by the T-38, and five by the F-16 formations.

Two of the Turkish fighter planes were armed. These aircraft, according to the Hellenic National Defense General Staff, were identified and intercepted in accordance with international rules.

Source: https://greece.greekreporter.com/2018/09/14/an-barrage-of-greek-airspace-violations-by-turkish-fighter-jets/

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Armenia Election Update: Diaspora observers protocol violations in form of directed and open vote

April 2, 2017 By administrator

The members of Justice in Armenia initiative, observing the parliamentary elections in Armenia, have protocolized a number of violations. After the  vote, a member of Justice in Armenia initiative, Arsine Khanjian, during a meeting with journalists noted that people seemed to be unaware of the electoral process and were somewhat confused.

“It seems, that the voters, regardless of age, were not aware how to use the ballot papers and envelopes. As a result, we have witnessed an open vote, cases of directed voting, and overcrowding. We also witnessed violations of the secret ballot. There were 4-5 people in the same voting booth in several places,” Khanjian said.

In other electoral districts, Khanjian witnessed biased attitudes of chairmen and the secretaries, who were fulfilling the preferences of some proxies.  She also noticed that the observers were despaired and weren’t unable to fully exercise their powers

Another observer of Justice in Armenia initiative, the director Atom Egoyan, spoke about the complicity of the entire electoral process. “It seems that everything has been done to predetermine the vote. For example, if one wanted to prove who s/he gave a vote to, he/she could drop a ballot into the ballot box and bring out the other ballots to show the proof of his/her vote, “Egoyan said.

At the same time, Egoyan noticed one positive trend – a tendency toward democracy and the activity of people. “Democracy is a muscle that needs to exercise. It’s an ongoing process. It is obvious, that there are people who want to become a part of that process. We have to find a way to involve young people in it, “he added.

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United Nations: ‘Alarming’ Reports of Military Violations in Turkey

May 11, 2016 By administrator

Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, High Commissioner of Human Rights at the United Nations

Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, High Commissioner of Human Rights at the United Nations

(Big News Network)—The United Nations chief said in a press release a succession of alarming reports about violations allegedly committed by the Turkish military and security forces in south-east Turkey over the past few months, and urged the Turkish authorities to give independent investigators, including UN staff, unimpeded access to the area to verify the veracity of such reports.

“More and more information has been emerging from a variety of credible sources about the actions of security forces in the town of Cizre during the extended curfew there from mid-December until early March,” the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra”ad Al Hussein, said in a press release.

He added that the picture that is emerging, although still sketchy, is “extremely alarming,” and strongly condemned violence and other unlawful acts committed by the youth groups and other non-state agents, allegedly affiliated with the PKK, in Cizre and other areas.

“I regret any loss of life as a result of terrorist acts wherever they have occurred,” Mr. Zeid said. “However, while Turkey has a duty to protect its population from acts of violence, it is essential that the authorities respect human rights at all times while undertaking security or counter-terrorism operations ” and international law prohibiting torture, extrajudicial killings, disproportionate use of lethal force and arbitrary detention must be observed.”

The High Commissioner said he had received reports of unarmed civilians “including women and children” being deliberately shot by snipers, or by gunfire from tanks and other military vehicles.

“There also appears to have been massive, and seemingly highly disproportionate, destruction of property and key communal infrastructure ” including buildings hit by mortar or shellfire, and damage inflicted on the contents of individual apartments and houses taken over by security forces,” he said. “There are also allegations of arbitrary arrests, and of torture and other forms of ill-treatment, as well as reports that in some situations ambulances and medical staff were prevented from reaching the wounded.”

On top of all this, he noted that there has been huge displacement triggered by the curfews and by subsequent fighting, shelling, killings and arrests in many places in the south-east.

“Most disturbing of all,” the High Commissioner said, “are the reports quoting witnesses and relatives in Cizre which suggest that more than 100 people were burned to death as they sheltered in three different basements that had been surrounded by security forces.”

“All these allegations, including those leveled at the groups fighting against the security forces, are extremely serious and should be thoroughly investigated, but do not appear to have been so far,” Zeid said. “The Turkish Government has not responded positively to requests by my Office and other parts of the United Nations to visit the region to collect information first-hand.”

The UN Human Rights Chief noted that more information has emerged from Cizre compared to other districts, towns and villages in the south-east “including Silopi, Nusaybin and the Sur district of Diyarbakir, the main city in the region” which were sealed off for weeks on end, and are still next to impossible to access, because of the heavy security presence.

“In 2016, to have such a lack of information about what is happening in such a large and geographically accessible area is both extraordinary and deeply worrying,” Mr. Zeid said. “This black-out simply fuels suspicions about what has been going on. I therefore renew my call for access for UN staff and other impartial observers and investigators, including civil society organizations and journalists.”

Noting alarm bells rung by other international human rights entities in recent weeks, Mr. Zeid called for a prompt investigation and prosecution of all those suspected of being involved in violations of the right to life, including extrajudicial killings and disproportional use of lethal force, and stressed that the judiciary should act independently from all other branches of the State, including the military and the Executive.

He also called on the Turkish authorities to allow the return of all those who have been forcibly displaced, and urged them to ensure that, in future, curfews are limited to the minimum duration necessary and with due concern for human rights obligations and humanitarian considerations.

The High Commissioner noted Turkey’s continued engagement with UN human rights bodies, including the recent visit of UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances; the recent review of the country”s record by the UN Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families; and the ongoing review by the UN Committee against Torture which will issue its concluding observations on 13 May.

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Nagorno-Karabakh reports more fatalities as ceasefire violations continue

April 30, 2016 By administrator

f5724508c0a697_5724508c0a6ce.thumbTwo servicemen of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army were killed in the continuing ceasefire violations along the Line of Contact on the night of Saturday.
In an official statement released earlier today, Nagorno-Karabakh’s Ministry of Defense says that the Azerbaijani armed troops shot their defense positions from firearms, mine- and grenade-launchers throughout the night.
The servicemen fatally wounded in the attacks were identified as Garik M Movsisyan, 19, and Vazgen H Harutyunyan, 48.
The Ministry shares the grief of the loss, extending its solidarity to the family and fellow servicemen of the deceased.

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8 violations recorded on Armenian-Turkish border since 2015

September 15, 2015 By administrator

border-armenia-turkeyYEREVAN. – 8 violations have been recorded on the Armenian-Turkish border since 2015, as reported by the press-service of Federal Security Service of Russia in Armenia.

“5 out of 8 violations were initiated by Turkey, and 3 by Armenia,” the press-service reports.

According to the source, all the violations were of a household nature. Weapons and ammunition weren’t discovered in any of these cases.

In contrast, in 2014 Russian bodyguards detained over 60 state border trespassers and more than 20 violators of the border regime. The number of people whose documents were considered faulty at the border crossing exceeded 1500. Over 250 people weren’t allowed to cross the border for different violations. 75 units of cold weapons and contraband of over 20 million AMD were seized.

Source: NEWS.am

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ECtHR releases 2014 figures: Turkey’s violations account for more than the other 46 states combined

January 30, 2015 By administrator

203628_newsdetailThe European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) conducted its annual press conference in Strasbourg on Thursday, where it was revealed that Turkey single-handedly surpassed the remaining 46 states in the Council of Europe (CoE) in terms of cases involving violations of the right to freedom of expression in 2014.

According to the data disclosed by the ECtHR, Turkey is responsible for 24 out of the 47 violations as determined by the ECtHR; only Hungary with seven infringements came anywhere near Turkey in this category.

According to the data disclosed by the ECtHR, Turkey also ranks poorly in terms of the right to liberty and security with 45 infringements determined by the ECtHR, coming second only to the Russian Federation, which has 56 violations to its name. Turkey is also the leader for violations of the right to a fair trial — as articulated in Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) — with 31 violations.

The data on countries dating from 1959 to 2014 further casts a shadow on Turkey’s reputation for respecting human rights and freedom of expression showing 248 violations of freedom of expression, 671 violations of the right to liberty and security and 801 violations of the right to a fair trial.

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