Reaction to the ban to say 'No to war!': Defending war is a crime, not peace 

2020-03-05 13:16:14


	İSTANBUL - Human rights' defenders reacting to the ban on the slogan 'No to war' or any other slogans critical of the 'operation' in Syria said it is not a crime to defend peace but it is a crime to defend war.

	 

	With an announcement announced yesterday by the Istanbul Governorship, all actions and activities against the operation carried out in Idlip between March 1-10 were banned. The statement of the Governor's Office emphasized that during these hard times, all rallies, demonstrations and distribution of all kinds of declarations are banned because they can cause public indignation, humans' rights defenders and politicians reacted to the decision. 

	 

	'THIS BAN IS UNACCEPTABLE'

	 

	Human Rights Association (İHD) Istanbul Branch Chair Gülseren Yoleri expressed that the prevention of peaceful gatherings arbitrarily is unacceptable. Stating in international conventions these freedoms are considered in the category of rights that cannot be restricted even in war, Yoleri said: "Praising war is a crime in international literature.But the praise peace, to demand peace is a responsibility. Therefore banning the statements defending peace and life and humans' rights is unacceptable. Humans' rights defenders will always advocate peace.For this reason, we think that the ban must be removed as soon as possible."

	 

	'IT IS A CRIME IN INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE'

	 

	Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (THIV) Chair Şebnem Korur Fincancı stated that propagandizin war is a crime according to the United Nations Convention on Civil Rights. Fincancı stating that Turkey is adopting an attitude that bans demanding peace since Efrin, said: "Being against the war is our most natural right. To be against the war means being against the violation of the right to life. For this reason, I can say that such a ban decision has no validity and is an international crime."