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Vasıf Şahin calls on international bodies to take stronger action for Gaza
Vasıf Şahin, president of Türkiye’s Human Rights and Equality Institution, called on international human rights institutions to focus more on violations against Gaza and Palestinians at the 5th Human Rights Forum in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Tuesday.
Vasıf Şahin, president of Türkiye’s Human Rights and Equality Institution, said international human rights institutions should play a stronger role in addressing violations against Gaza and Palestinians.
Speaking at the 5th Human Rights Forum held Tuesday in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Şahin said these institutions should not limit themselves to monitoring violations, but should document testimonies, reveal realities on the ground and convey the information and findings they obtain to national and international authorities.
Gaza report submitted to the International Criminal Court
Şahin said Türkiye’s Human Rights and Equality Institution had prepared a comprehensive report on human rights violations in Palestine and developments in Gaza over approximately three years, adding that the collected records and testimonies had been submitted to the International Criminal Court.
Şahin noted that the international human rights protection system has problems and said a strong and sustained link must be established between international and national obligations to create a sustainable human rights order.
Work carried out in three main areas
Şahin said Türkiye’s Human Rights and Equality Institution conducts its activities in three main areas: protecting and promoting human rights, combating discrimination, and preventing torture and ill-treatment.
He said United Nations conventions, Council of Europe standards and the case law of the European Court of Human Rights are the institution’s main points of reference.
Crises from Gaza to Darfur require reassessment
Şahin said conflicts in different parts of the world have caused the deaths and injuries of many people and forced many others to leave their homes. He said the humanitarian crises in Gaza, Ukraine, Myanmar, Darfur and various parts of the Middle East made it necessary to reassess the effectiveness of existing human rights protection mechanisms.
Şahin stressed that the duties of human rights institutions cannot be limited to monitoring violations. He said these institutions should record testimonies, document the situation on the ground and convey their findings to national and international authorities.
The speech also included information that more than 74,000 Palestinians had been killed in Gaza since October 8, 2023, approximately 175,000 people had been injured and about 90 percent of the infrastructure had been destroyed.
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