The Kurds in Turkey - EU Accession and Human Rights. Foreword by Noam Chomsky.

Yildiz, Kerim / Chomsky, Noam (Foreword)

ISBN 10: 0745324894 / ISBN 13: 9780745324890

Published by London / Michigan, Pluto Press / Kurdish Human Rights Project, 2005

About this Item

14 cm x 22 cm. XXIX, 182 pages. One black and white map. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket. Excellent, close to new condition. Includes for example the following essays: Turkey, the Kurds and the EU / Civil, Political and Cultural Rights in Turkey / The EU and the Kurds etc.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Kurds in Turkey - EU Accession and Human Rights. Foreword by Noam Chomsky.
• Publisher: London / Michigan, Pluto Press / Kurdish Human Rights Project
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0745324894
• ISBN 13: 9780745324890
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Sehr gut
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
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Synopsis

With a foreword by Noam Chomsky, this is the most up-to-date critical analysis of the problems faced by the Kurds in Turkey. Turkey has a long history of human rights abuses against its Kurdish population – a population that stretches into millions. This human rights record is one of the main stumbling blocks in Turkey’s efforts to join the EU. The Kurds are denied many basic rights, including the right to learn or broadcast in their own language. This book, written by a leading human rights defender, provides a comprehensive account of the key issues now facing the Kurds, and the prospects for Turkey joining the EU. Kerim Yildiz outlines the background to the current situation and explores a range of issues including civil, cultural and political rights, minority rights, internal displacement, and the international community’s obligations regarding Turkey.

About the Author

Kerim Yildiz is a leading human rights defender and Executive Director of the Kurdish Human Rights Project (KHRP). He has been awarded by the Lawyers’ Committee for Human Rights for his services to protect human rights and promote the rule of law and is a board member of other human rights and environmental organisations. KHRP was most recently shortlisted for the Liberty/ Justice/ Law Society Human Rights Awards in 2004. Yildiz is the author of The Kurds in Iraq (Pluto Press, 2004) and the forthcoming The Kurds in Syria.