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The problem of the non-execution of ECtHR judgments regarding Western Thrace Turkish associations was discussed
26.02.2021
During the online panel, the issue of non-execution by Greece of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) judgments regarding the Turkish Union of Xanthi, the Cultural Association of Turkish Women in the Prefecture of Rodopi and Evros Prefecture Minority Youth Association in the Bekir-Ousta and Others group of cases was discussed.
Delegation of Western Thrace Turks attended the 6th Annual Meeting of FUEN TAG
23.12.2020
Delegation of Western Thrace Turks composed of representatives from ABTTF, WTMUGA and FEP Party expressed the latest developments with respect to the Turkish community in Western Thrace.
Delegation of Western Thrace Turks attended the annual meeting of FUEN Education Working Group
11.12.2020
Delegation of Western Thrace Turks composed of ABTTF and FEP Party representatives expressed the problems in the field of education that the Turkish community in Western Thrace has been facing.
ABTTF attended the online event at which the OSCE/ODIHR publication about anti-Muslim hate crimes was launched
09.12.2020
The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) attended on 8 December 2020 the online event organized by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) at which the ODIHR publication entitled “Understanding Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes - Addressing the Security Needs of Muslim Communities: A Practical Guide” was launched. ABTTF International Affairs Director Melek Kırmacı Arık attended the event organized in two sessions and where high-level speakers took part.
ABTTF attended the online conference organised by the International Network for Hate Studies
04.12.2020
The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) attended the online conference entitled “Hate, Democracy and Human Rights” organised by the International Network for Hate Studies (INHS) on 2-3 December 2020. ABTTF International Affairs Director Melek Kırmacı Arık attended the conference which was co-hosted by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the University of Plymouth in UK.
Delegation of the Turkish community in Western Thrace attended the UN Forum on Minority Issues
20.11.2020
The delegation composed of the representatives of ABTTF and WTMUGA expressed the hate speech targeting the Turkish community in Western Thrace in Greece.
ABTTF attended the UN webinar on freedom of assembly and association
13.11.2020
The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF), representing the Turkish community in Western Thrace, attended the webinar organized by the United Nations (UN) on 12 November 2020 at the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association. ABTTF International Affairs Director Melek Kırmacı Arık participated in the webinar entitled “10 Years of Protecting Freedom of Assembly and Association: How Much Have We Progressed and How Can States Do More?”
Delegation of the Turkish community in Western Thrace attended the OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting
11.11.2020
The delegation composed of the representatives of ABTTF, WTMUGA and FEP Party expressed the issues encountered by the Turkish community in Western Thrace with respect to freedom of religion.
Delegation of the Turkish community in Western Thrace attended the OSCE online seminar on protection and promotion of human rights
09.11.2020
The delegation composed of the representatives of ABTTF and WTMUGA indicated that in Greece, the freedom of association of the Turkish community in Western Thrace is violated.
The delegation of the Turkish community in Western Thrace attended OSCE seminar on multilingual education
05.11.2020
The delegation composed of ABTTF and WTMUGA representatives demanded the establishment of bilingual minority kindergartens and asked the restoration of educational autonomy of the Turkish community in Western Thrace
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