Turkey 'plagued by crimes of honour'

[dArKeR]

Up to half of all women in Turkey are subjected to "scandalous" levels of violence, mostly from their own families, Amnesty International claimed onn Wednesday in Istanbul.

Despite the country's eagerness to join the EU, the government and judicial authorities not only tolerated but even endorsed heinous "crimes of honour", the human rights group said.

Recently, the number of young girls being forced to commit suicide in the predominantly Muslim nation had increased. Some had even been taught the fundamentals of how to hang themselves with a rope and a chair, the report noted.

http://www.mg.co.za/Content/l3.asp?ao=67324

[struggle4progress]

1. This is not a new problem

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[Bandit]

2. Yes we all know that so your point is ??????

Turkey wants to join the West alliance but keep the East practices. Should human rights be an issue for admittance into EU?

[struggle4progress]

3. If I had my way, human rights would be a major foreign policy issue.

If memory serves, Turkey has some problems treating women as people. Is this the country where police were giving young women "virginity examinations" in the 1990s?

[pollock]

4. Turkey is a barbaric nation.

Still will not admit The Armenian Genocide they performed.

[dArKeR]

5. AI berates Turkey for `scandalous' abuse of women

THE GUARDIAN , LONDON
Friday, Jun 04, 2004,Page 6


Up to half of all women in Turkey are subjected to "scandalous" levels of violence, mostly from their own families, Amnesty International claimed on Wednesday in Istanbul.

Despite the country's eagerness to join the EU, the government and judicial authorities not only tolerated but even endorsed heinous "crimes of honor," the human rights group said.

Recently, the number of young girls being forced to commit suicide in the predominantly Muslim nation had increased. Some had even been taught the fundamentals of how to hang themselves with a rope and a chair, the report noted.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2004/06/04/2003173666