EU CONCERNED ABOUT RACIST SLOGANS AGAINST ARMENIANS AT Ä°STANBUL RALLY
Today’s Zaman
March 2 2012
Turkey
The European Union has voiced concern over racist slogans targeting
Armenians at a rally in Ä°stanbul held last week to commemorate the
killings of Azeris in Nagorno-Karabakh in 1992.
In a statement the European Commission called on Turkey to carry out
the Council of Europe recommendations to adopt a code of ethics
respecting religious minorities.
The commission said: “The Commission is concerned about some of the
slogans used in last weekend’s demonstration, and recalls that,
regarding hate speech, the Council of Europe recommendation
encouraging Turkey and the media to adopt a code of ethics on respect
for religious minorities has not been implemented and that there is a
need for new legislation which would allow effective prosecution of
incitement to hatred.”