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GreeceEU calls on Turkey to respect its Greek minority's fundamental rights

EU calls on Turkey to respect its Greek minority’s fundamental rights

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Turkey should protect human rights and property rights of its Greek minority, European Union Special Representative for Human Rights Eamon Gilmore said at the 77th United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday.

Gilmore was speaking on the Assembly’s 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities.

The declaration “remains a milestone for the promotion and protection of the rights of persons belonging to minorities referred to above,” he said, and referred to several countries mistreating their minorities including using them as pretext to justify wars such Russia’s against Ukraine.

Referring specifically to Turkey, Gilmore said, “The EU deeply regrets past discriminatory policies implemented by Turkey, which resulted in the Greek Minority currently being on the verge of extinction. In this context, the EU reiterates the call on Turkey to protect human rights, fundamental freedoms and the rule of law, including property rights of persons belonging to minorities and minorities’ legal entities.”

States must intensify their commitment to “ leave no one behind”, including by addressing multiple, aggravated and intersecting forms of discrimination and eradicating any incitement to hatred against persons belonging to minorities, he noted.

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