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FarCenter

(19,429 posts) Wed Dec 14, 2011, 12:13 AM Dec 2011

Russia eyes joint drive with Turkey on rights

Long subjected to pressure for curbing free speech, Turkey and Russia have agreed to consult and cooperate at international events in a bid to confront attempts to “politicize” international human rights law, according to officials from both countries.

Both Moscow and Ankara believe the “politicization of international human rights law and humanitarian law and usage as tool for political goals” is unacceptable, a Turkish official told the Hürriyet Daily News yesterday.

The comments come in the wake of a Dec. 8 visit to Ankara by Konstantin Dolgov, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s commissioner for human rights, democracy and the rule of law, to begin a consultation mechanism on human rights issues.

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/russia-eyes-joint-drive-with-turkey-on-rights.aspx?pageID=238&nID=9120&NewsCatID=339

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Russia eyes joint drive with Turkey on rights (Original Post) FarCenter Dec 2011 OP

Orwell would get a chuckle from that announcement. DavidDvorkin Dec 2011 #1

I had a couple joint drives back in the 70's..... wizstars Dec 2011 #2

DavidDvorkin

(20,684 posts)

1. Orwell would get a chuckle from that announcement.

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Wed Dec 14, 2011, 12:43 AM

Dec 2011

wizstars

(805 posts)

2. I had a couple joint drives back in the 70's.....

Reply to FarCenter (Original post)

Wed Dec 14, 2011, 12:48 AM

Dec 2011

....they made a lot more sense than what these two countries are doing......

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