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CIAC Volunteers Continue Advocacy as “Followers of Justice”

CHILDREN VICTIMS OF THE ANTI-TERRORISM LAW

CIAC Volunteers Continue Advocacy as “Followers of Justice”

Aribas from CIAT says, “We are continuing down the road, so that children can live like children.” She says that the child victims of the anti-terrorism law cannot be released because the necessary amendments to the Turkish penal code have not been carried out. CIAT volunteers monitor the malfunctions of the implementations, and give psycho-social support to children.

7 August 2010 Burçin Belge

6 Children Sentenced to 7.5 Years in Jail

CHILDREN CONVICTED UNDER ANTI-TERROR LAW

6 Children Sentenced to 7.5 Years in Jail

Six children received a 7.5-year prison sentence each under charges of "membership of an illegal organization and spreading its propaganda". The decision was based on police statements only. Lawyer Güngör criticized the conviction.

1 April 2010 Semra Pelek