text: )odies, but also by a numbe r of impartiaL and prestigious non-gove rnmental )rganizations concerned with hunan rights, one of ttre nost recent reports of \nnesty International, entitled "Turkey: Continuing Violations of lluman Rights" :May 1990), focuses on these issues ancl as a result of serious invesbigation )resents in a vrel l -documented way the grim situation of human rights in Turkey. tO-L6244 16 8l-e (E)!NITED IATIONSAS General Assembly Security Council Distr. GENERAL A/44/962 S121387 5July1990 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH ;ENERAL ASSEMBLY ~orty-fourth session \genda itern47 lUESTION OFCYPRUSSECURITY COUNCIL Forty-fifth year Letter dated 2July1990fromthePermanent Representative ofCyprus totheUnited Nations addressed totheSecretary General Ihavethehonour toreferonceagaintotheissueofthecirculation bythe ?errnanent Representative ofTurkey ofletters emanating fromthesecessionist ~ntityintheTurkish-occupied areasofCyprus. Despite theuniversal condemnation )fthepurported secession, whichwasconsidered bytheSecurity Council aslegally invalid, Turkey maintains itsdefiant attitude inviolation ofherobligations lndertheCharter. Wehadhopedthat,following ourrepeated protests against suchcirculation, :henecessary influence wouldhavebeenexerted onTurkey, stressing theneedto lselanguage acceptable totheOrganization andnotcontravening decisions ofthe ;ecurity Council. Regrettably, notonlydidwenotseeanychange inTurkey's ~ttitude, butonthecontrary thatcountry hadtheaudacity toonceagainabuse Inited Nations procedures forthecirculation ofaletter dealing withhumanrights enCyprus. Theapparent concern ofTurkey withhumanrightsishypocritical notonly Jecause ofherwell-known record ofsystematic andmassviolation ofhumanrights inCyprus -dulydocumented inthereport oftheEuropean Commission ofHuman lights, excerpts ofwhich wecirculated inthepast(seeA/42/734-S/19262) -but i150because ofthecontinuing violation ofthehumanrights ofherowncitizens. rurkey's dismal humanrights record lparticularly asregards thesuppression of ninorities andtheabhorrent practices of'racism andtorture, havebeenthesubject )fcontinuous investigation notonlybyUnited Nations andregional humanrights Jodies, butalsobyanumber ofimpartial andprestigious non-governmental )rganizations concerned withhumanrights. Oneofthemostrecent reports of unnesty International, entitled "Turkey: Continuing Violations ofHumanRights" :May1990), focuses ontheseissues andasaresultofserious investigation ?resents inawell-documented waythegrimsituation ofhumanrights inTurkey. 10-16244 1681e(E) /... Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryA/44/962 s/2L387 !;nqr r sn naqe 2 An examination of the rePort, materiaL Part.s of which are annexed hereto, lrould provide Member States with an opportunity to judge for themselves whether Turkey ltas any moral authority to make allegations directed against the very victin of her aggression. I should be gratefuf if the present leteer and its anuex couLd be circulateal
analysis: The text appears to be a formal diplomatic communication between the Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations and the Secretary-General, discussing the human rights situation in Turkey and its implications on the Cyprus issue. The document mentions reports from reputable organizations such as Amnesty International and the European Commission of Human Rights, highlighting Turkey's poor human rights record. The tone is critical and accusatory, indicating a strong focus on human rights and international law.