Statistics: human rights mostly violated in TurkeyDecember 14, 2011 - 17:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey led all of Europe in terms of the number of cases at the European Court of Human Rights that were related to violations of rights between 1959 and 2010, according to recent numbers released by the court. The most violated right in Turkey is the right to be judged fairly, according to the statistics, Hurriyet Daily News reports citing state-run Anatolia news agency. In the 1990s, 90 percent of the cases against Turkey were opened because of the country’s alleged violations of the right to life and the prohibition against torture; now, however, the country is most often charged due to long periods of imprisonment without conviction and violations of the right to a fair trial. Turkey has been ordered to pay compensation in 2,245 out of 2,753 cases related to the infringement. The European court currently has 153,850 pending cases on its books; Russia tops the list, while Turkey is second at 16,800. The court had 15,200 cases pending against Ankara in 2010, but the number has increased this year. Meanwhile, the European court recently ordered Turkey to pay compensation of 18,000 euros to the family of Ekrem Kurt, who committed suicide during his military service in 2007, according to reports. Although Kurt was diagnosed with a neurotic disorder, he was still drafted into the military. On March 6, 2007, Kurt was found at his guard post with a bullet wound to the head. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | “Great success”: Pashinyan pleased with new border protocol Pashinyan has described the signing by Armenia and Azerbaijan of a protocol on delimitation in Tavush as “a great success”. Armenia, Azerbaijan sign protocol on demarcation coordinates Armenia’s government took on May 15 another step towards handing over four border areas to Azerbaijan. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. |