CONCERNING APPLICATIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION CLAIMS 2004-2007 (word documents)

STATISTICS CONCERNING APPLICATIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION CLAIMS: (2004-2007) In order to provide the effective investigation of these violations and in order to obtain reliable information on the nature of the violation, beginning from January 2004 at each Application desks “The Individual Application Forms for Human Rights Violation Claims” are started to be used. These are the forms developed by our Presidency in order to evaluate and collect the statistical data obtained concerning human rights violation claims besides investigating the human rights violation claims. Application forms can be provided from about 931 Human Rights Information and Application Desks and web-site of Prime Ministry (www.ihb.gov.tr). Due to principle of transparency in the provision of public services, the statistical data obtained every month is given to press to inform the public by the beginning of 2004.
Essential function of statistical data is to find out what falling points are, to figure out the issues progressed in terms of human rights and to observe the reflection of reform implementation. Province and sub-province boards entitled “Implementation Barometrical” have restructured in order to provide services to all citizens. Thus, Boards consist of NGO’s representatives rather than state personals. In other words, in accordance with current structure, just 2 members are state personnel out of min 16 members of boards.

• NGO’s representatives who work for boards are as follows:
  Minimum 3 associations and foundations carry out activities in human rights.

• Demarche’s representative

• Local press representatives

• Trade Union’ representatives

• Chamber of commerce and industry’ representative

• Chamber of MD’s representative

• Bar’ representative

• University’ representative

• Political parties who have group in Parliament.

• Province General Council’ representative

• Mayor

Since boards are widely organized and corresponded by all societies parts, boards get information from all over the country fourteen thousand personnel work for boards.
In 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 a total of 4516 persons have applied to the Human Rights Presidency of the Prime Ministry (1773) and the Provincial (2595) and Sub-provincial (148) Human Rights Councils throughout Turkey. As an individual may claim the violation of more than one right, the number of rights claimed to be violated amount to 6787. Below is the breakdown of rights claimed to be violated according to the area concerned. The breakdown of violence claim application is as follows:

CONCERNING APPLICATIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION CLAIMS 2004-2007 (word documents)