content tagged with kuşkonar

Constitutional Court ruling on ‘Kuşkonar massacre’ 26 years later

VILLAGERS' RIGHT TO LIFE VIOLATED

Constitutional Court ruling on ‘Kuşkonar massacre’ 26 years later

Constitutional Court has handed down its ruling regarding the bombing of Kuşkonar and Koçağılı villages in Şırnak 26 years ago. The Court has unanimously concluded that the right to life of 38 deceased people, the wounded and their relatives was violated.

4 September 2020

"ECHR Ruling on Kuşkonar is A Landmark Decision"

OP-ED: EMMA SINCLAIR WEBB

"ECHR Ruling on Kuşkonar is A Landmark Decision"

Tuesday’s European Court of Human Rights ruling on the 1994 aerial bombardment of two Şırnak villages is a landmark decision in the struggle to hold the Turkish state accountable for its systematic human rights abuses in the 1990s.

15 November 2013 Emma Sinclair-Webb

“Kuşkonar Bombardment Suspects May Stand Trial in 20 Days”

“Kuşkonar Bombardment Suspects May Stand Trial in 20 Days”

“Now that all details regarding Kuşkonar Massacre has revealed, it is only a matter of time that prosecutors may find out the culprits with an efficient and determined investigation,” advocate Elçi told bianet.

15 November 2013 Ayça Söylemez

‘'Kuşkonar'' Witnesses Told About the Bombs 18 Years Ago

HRW REPORT - 1995

‘'Kuşkonar'' Witnesses Told About the Bombs 18 Years Ago

The survivors of 1994 Turkish Military Airstrike in Kuşkonar, Koçağılı and Sapaca villages had previously told about the bombardment to James Ron from Human Rights Watch. Judicial authorities, on the other hand, convicted Ertuğrul Kürkçü for translating the report into Turkish.

15 November 2013