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Turkey: Lawyers: Abused Turkish woman in hiding — Nahide Opuz

(Turkey) Lawyers: Abused Turkish woman in hiding — Nahide Opuz
— “In 2002, Nahide Opuz’s ex-husband, Huseyin Opuz, shot and killed her mother in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir. Prior to that, he ran over the two women once with a car, and in a separate assault, stabbed Nahide Opuz seven times with a knife.”
— “Police detained the assailant after both incidents and then released him after fining him. Huseyin Opuz remains free after serving six years for the killing of his mother-in-law.”
— European Court of Human Rights: “A court spokesman said this was the first time the court ruled a government had violated Article 14 of the European Convention of Human Rights,  which prohibits discrimination in connection with a domestic abuse case.”

European court rules against Turkey in domestic violence case
— “In a landmark decision on domestic violence, the European Court of Human Rights has said Turkey failed to protect a woman from being murdered by her son-in-law and ordered Ankara to pay damages”

April 11: Turkey – Extremists Criticize “Feminist” Reporting on So-Called “Honor Killings”
March 24: Turkey: Poll – Over a Quarter Support Extremist “Honor Killings”