• Company
  • Products online
  • News terminal

Products online

  • News terminal
  • Caspian Oil & Gas Trends
  • Monthly Azerbaijan Business Monitoring
  • Weekly Azerbaijan Business Monitoring
  • Caspian, Turkey Building & Logistics Monitoring
  • Azerbaijan Energy Projects Review
  • Azerbaijan Banking Analytics
  • Iran Energy Economy Review
  • Central Asia Economic Outlook
  • Weekly Tenders Report
  • Azerbaijan Industry Agriculture Review
  • Azerbaijan Monthly IСT Monitoring
  • Regional Finance
ORDER TRIAL VERSION

Company

  • About company
  • Trend Information Service
  • Vacancies

Communications

  • Reference
  • Achievements

For clients

  • How to subscribe
  • Instant paid access
  • Support service

Trend in social networks

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Youtube
  • Telegram
  • RSS
  • IOS
  • Android

Info Services

  • Trend Politics
  • Trend Society
  • Trend Economy
  • Trend Energy
  • Trend ICT
  • Trend Tourism
  • Trend Culture

Contacts

  • Bakhtiyar Vahabzade Str., 14, Baku, Azerbaijan, AZ1141.
  • sales@trend.az
  • + 994 12 437-12-68
  • RU
  • AZ
  • EN
  • TR
  • FA
AzerNews.Az Today.Az
  • Login
  • Sign up
Trend.Az
  • Latest
  • Azerbaijan
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
    • Society
    • Other News
  • Economy
    • Oil&Gas
    • ICT
    • Finance
    • Business
    • Tenders
    • Tourism
    • Construction
    • Transport
  • Iran
    • Nuclear Program
    • Politics
    • Business
    • Society
  • Central Asia
    • Kyrgyzstan
    • Kazakhstan
    • Turkmenistan
    • Tajikistan
    • Uzbekistan
  • South Caucasus
    • Armenia
    • Georgia
  • World
    • Turkey
    • Europe
    • US
    • Russia
    • Israel
    • China
    • Arab World
    • Other News
  • Latest
  • Azerbaijan
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
    • Society
    • Other News
  • Economy
    • Oil&Gas
    • ICT
    • Finance
    • Business
    • Tenders
    • Tourism
    • Construction
    • Transport
  • Iran
    • Nuclear Program
    • Politics
    • Business
    • Society
  • Central Asia
    • Kyrgyzstan
    • Kazakhstan
    • Turkmenistan
    • Tajikistan
    • Uzbekistan
  • South Caucasus
    • Armenia
    • Georgia
  • World
    • Turkey
    • Europe
    • US
    • Russia
    • Israel
    • China
    • Arab World
    • Other News
  • Trend Photo
  • Login
  • Sign up
  • Home
  • World
  • Turkey

FM: Turkey to combat human rights violations and threats to international peace

10 December 2013 03:12 (UTC+04:00)
  • 0
  • 0

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Monday it is regrettable that there are still places in the world where people are persecuted and the right to life, which is among the most fundamental human rights, is not respected, in his message he delivered for the 65th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations (UN) Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Anadolu Agency reported.

Reminding that Turkey, as the founding member of the UN and one of the first countries to sign the declaration, approaches the protection and promotion of human rights from a universal viewpoint, Davotglu said, "From this standpoint, while working with determination on human rights reforms so as to extend the fundamental rights and freedoms of our citizens, strengthening of international cooperation and raising awareness within the international community for the elimination of human rights violations throughout the world constitute our key priorities."

The international standards governing human rights and the basic international human rights conventions have laid the ground for the comprehensive reforms in Turkey in order to address our citizens' democratic requests and expectations and to ensure that fundamental rights and freedoms are fully respected, underlined Davutoglu.

"Besides civil and political rights, the rules and values for the protection and promotion of economic, social and cultural rights, combating racism and all forms of discrimination, respecting gender equality and children's rights, elimination of torture and ill-treatment and safeguarding the rights of the disabled and immigrants form the foundation of basic human rights conventions," added the minister.

Touching upon the the theme of this year's anniversary as the commemoration of the 20th year of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, which was adopted in 1993 at the World Conference on Human Rights, Davutoglu said, "The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) created by this Declaration, is an important agency working for the protection and promotion of human rights. Turkey, with its firm policy for the protection and promotion of human rights, will continue international cooperation, primarily with the OHCHR and constructive contribution to the advancement of human rights at the international level."

Davutoglu underlined that the recent rise in xenophobia and discrimination on grounds of religion and belief has become a threat which in fact concerns all societies. Hate speech against immigrants and groups following a certain religion or belief has increased to noticeable levels in the world, reminded Davutoglu.

"Turkey will maintain her resolute stance for combating human rights violations and the problems that are threats to international peace, security and welfare," concluded the Minister Davutoglu.

Follow Trend on Telegram. Only most interesting and important news

  • Tags:
  • Ahmet Davutoglu
  • UN
Related news
U.N. head demands bolder climate action or 'we are doomed'
Europe 01:30
Europe launches 'Green Deal' as Thunberg denounces climate inaction
Europe 11 December 22:17
UN can't verify drones in September attack on Saudi oil facilities 'of Iranian origin' - Guterres
Politics 11 December 07:57
Heavy floods affect 310,000 people in ROC, Ethiopia: UN
Other News 11 December 06:38
Isaczai: Extremism - threat that knows no borders
Politics 10 December 14:50
Azerbaijan’s representative to UN talks on Armenia’s policy in committing genocide against Azerbaijanis and heroization of Nazis
Politics 8 December 14:50
Latest
Seven Iraqi paramilitary troops killed in suicide bombing attack
Arab World 23:30
US Senate confirms John Sullivan as ambassador to Russia
US 22:44
Azerbaijani-Latvian intergovernmental commission to hold meeting (PHOTO)
Politics 22:09
Market share of Safari browsers up in Azerbaijan
ICT 22:02
Islamic State claims responsibility for military camp attack in Niger
World 21:55
Azerbaijan predicts oil production volume on ACG block of fields
Oil&Gas 21:07
Azerbaijani construction company completes implementation of 2 projects in Baku
Construction 21:01
Azerbaijan to increase import of rice
Business 21:00
Azerbaijan’s State Customs Committee increases deductions to state budget
Finance 20:49
Most popular
President Ilham Aliyev, First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva visit grave of national leader Heydar Aliyev (PHOTO)
President Ilham Aliyev, First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva visit grave of national leader Heydar Aliyev (PHOTO)
Mammadyarov: Azerbaijan considers the Netherlands close ally, reliable partner
Turkey can contribute to Russia-NATO rapprochement
Azerbaijani Karabakh community ready to live peacefully with Armenians in Karabakh after conflict settlement
Commentary
Azerbaijan ensuring Georgia’s energy security - Georgian expert

Azerbaijan ensuring Georgia’s energy security - Georgian expert

Turkey can contribute to Russia-NATO rapprochement
Rob Sobhani: Tree planting initiative in Azerbaijan will become model for other countries
Azernews Newspaper
Trend.Az
  • About
  • Our Team
  • Products online
  • Trend Information Service
  • News terminal
  • News archive
Contacts
14, Bakhtiyar Vahabzade, Baku, Azerbaijan, AZ1141
+(994 12) 497-31-72
news@trend.az
+(994 12) 497-30-89
© 2019 Trend News Agency
Terms of use