Speaker. the Kurdish minority in Turkey continues to be repressed by the government of that country. There were 713 applications for treatment of torture by the Human Rights Foundation in Turkey just last year. Torture continues to be a process used by the Turkish Government throughout the country. particularly in respect to the Kurdish minority. As many as 2 million people have left their homes in the southeastthese are Kurdish peoplesover the past 7 years and have been made refugees in their own country. 2.200 villages in the southeast have been destroyed by Turkish military troops. During the last year. 1.443 publications were confiscated on court order. most proKurdish publications. Mr.
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