Document - Turkey: Stop violence against women\r\nPress invite

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

Media Advisory

AI Index: EUR 44/025/2004 (Public)

News Service No: 134

27 May 2004

Turkey: Stop violence against women

Press invite

Violence against women is a hidden human rights abuse. As part of its global campaign Stop Violence Against Women, Amnesty International will launch its latest report Turkey: Women confronting family violence which examines the different aspects of violence against women in the family, highlights the government's failure to ensure the implementation of legislation, and makes recommendations to the Turkish government and community, and to international leaders.

When: 1100 local time (0800 GMT), 2nd June 2004, Wednesday

Where: Sabanci University, Karakoy Communications Centre

2 Bankalar Street, Karakoy

Istanbul

Who: Christina Curry, Amnesty International, International Secretariat

Halya Gowan, Amnesty International, International Secretariat

Ozlem Dalkiran, Amnesty International, Turkey

Contacts: Ozlem Dalkiran, tel. (+90) (0)532-236 5025, e-mail: press@amnesty-turkiye.org

Lydia Aroyo, Amnesty International, International Secretariat, tel. +44 20 7413 5599,

e-mail: laroyo@amnesty.org

The full report and press materials will be available in Turkish and English. At the press conference simultaneous English-Turkish/Turkish-English translation will be available.

Public Document

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