Human Rights Board going strong
Human Rights Board President Vahit Bıçak said on Thursday his decision to resign as of Sept. 17 was due to personal reasons because he wanted to return to academia.
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Last week in perspective
On Thursday, head of the Prime Ministry's human rights department, Assistant Professor Vahit Bıçak, unveiled a new initiative to inform the Turkish people of their individual rights and freedoms by promoting a booklet the department prepared on the rights possessed by people accused or suspected of having committed crimes.

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Turks to be informed of their rights
The head of the Prime Ministry's human rights department, Assistant Professor Vahit Bıçak, unveiled a new initiative on Thursday to inform the Turkish people of their individual rights and freedoms by promoting a booklet the department prepared on the rights possessed by people accused or suspected of having committed crimes.
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Prime Ministry initiates campaign to teach rights
Assistant Professor Vahit Bıçak, head of the Prime Ministry's human rights department, said that citizens need to be informed of what their rights are, noting that his office had prepared a brochure on the rights of criminal suspects and the accused in order to minimize claims of torture and mistreatment.
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Hungarian Embassy bids farewell to three diplomats
The reception, held in the residence garden, drew distinguished guests such as Justice and Development Party (AKP) Bingöl deputy...and head of the Prime Ministry's Human Rights department, Vahit Bıçak. From the Foreign Ministry came Deputy Undersecretary of Economic and Cultural Affairs Ender Arat, Deputy Director-General of NATO and WEU Affairs Fatih Ceylan, Protocol chief Deniz Kılıçer and the European Delegation to Turkey's political officer, Sema Kılıçer.

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Last week in perspective
Prime Ministry Human Rights Committee head Vahit Bıçak called on people to defend their rights and said there are many countries that see Turkey as a good example of human rights improvement.

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Bıçak calls on people to defend their rights
Prime Ministry Human Rights Committee head Vahit Bıçak yesterday called on people to defend their rights and said there are many countries that see Turkey as a good example of human rights improvement, reported the Anatolia news agency. "We have to work hard to change Turkey's image abroad regarding human rights. Our country is seen as having a poor human rights record,"� said Bıçak to the press following a public informational meeting in Çorum.
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Rights, an international matter
If a state mistreats its citizens, it becomes a global issue, not a domestic matter, says Human Rights Committee head Bıçak.
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'Winter Buffet' party at British residence
Ambassador Ömer Akbel from the Foreign Ministry and Prime Ministry Human Rights Board Chairman Vahit Bıçak were also among the guests.

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Britain assists in rights handbook preparation
Board Chairman Vahit Bıçak said at the meeting that the rate of petitions filed by Turkish citizens with the European Court of Human Rights had dropped significantly. He mentioned that the Copenhagen criteria and other European Union harmonization laws that have been implemented have contributed to this decrease and added, "This development was explained and complimented in EU reports."

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UK Withdraws Counter-Terrorism Act, Turkey Maintains it on Agenda
Former Prime Ministry Human Rights Commission head Associate Professor Vahit Bicak reiterated his reaction to the draft act prepared by the Ministry of Justice, emphasizing that Turkey does not need outright bans but liberalist regulations. Bicak reminding that the British had taken a step back on the issue said Turkey should also not insist on implementing this wrongful act.
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Foreign Ministry Warns: Return of 8th Article Blocks EU Process
Many people, primarily Associate Professor Vahit Bicak, who is the Head of the Prime Ministry of Human Rights Committee had made statements suggesting, "The amendment to be made should take into consideration balance between the human rights and the requirements of the state of law."�
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