İHD: Election Safety Must be Provided

Human Rights Association (İHD) has expressed that election and ballot box safety issues continue as November 1 elections approach.

İHD added that election safety must be provided by responding positively to KCK's decision of unilateral inaction.

Decision of inaction

"Aerial operations on July 24 ended period of non-conflict. After the period of conflict has begun, call for the sides to lay down arms by peace and democracy forces in addition to democratic public became effective and KCK administration declared its decision of inaction on October 2015. However, since the governorship doesn't aim for a democratic and peaceful solution for Kurdish question, period of conflict continues."

Perpetual non-conflict

"As human rights defenders, we would like to emphasize that democratic and peaceful resolution in Kurdish question that is one of the most important issues of Turkey and even the Middle East is inevitable. In order to realize it, the sides must establish perpetual non-conflict.

"For this reason, we would like to note that the governorship must respond positively to KCK's decision of unilateral inaction".

Election and ballot box safety

"Election and ballot box safety issue persists as November 1, 2015 election is ahead. There have been 133 attack against Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), eight attacks against Justice and Development Party (AKP), three attacks against People's Republican Party (CHP), four attacks against Democratic Regions Party (DBP), and one attack against Greens and Left Future Party as of June 7 [general elections].

"The attacks against HDP and DBP alone are by now over 400 within 2015. 19 co-mayors from HDP and DBP were arrested. Election and ballot box safety must be provided".

Preventing electoral cheating

"Considering the importance of November 1, 2015 general elections, we would like voters to be more sensitive, and political party observers to definitely receive wet signed sample of electoral result minutes".

İHD also added that it will again carry out independent election observation mission. (AS/TK)

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