Kurznachricht - EU-Troika verurteilt Polizeigewalt gegen Frauen-Demo
Eine EU-Troika hat die Gewalt der türkischen Polizei gegen eine Demonstration zum internationalen Frauentag (8. März) verurteilt.
Eine EU-Troika hat die Gewalt der türkischen Polizei gegen eine Demonstration zum internationalen Frauentag (8. März) verurteilt.
The “disproportionate” use of force by Turkish police to break up a women’s day demonstration in Istanbul on 6 March has been condemned by the EU Troika, comprising Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn, Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn and Britain’s Europe Minister Denis MacShane. Meanwhile, the European Parliament’s president, Josep Borrell, said that such oppression was „not helpful“ to Turkey’s EU application, and the PES Group „condemned this police violence categorically“.
Sixty-three people were reportedly arrested after Turkish police employed truncheons and pepper gas against the “illegal” demonstrators.
Turkey, where gender equality is not enshrined in the constitution, has pledged to improve women’s rights as it legislates changes in the run-up to its EU accession.
