Ayşe Kadıoğlu has been appointed as a member of Group of Eminent Persons

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Faculty member Ayşe Kadıoğlu has been appointed as a member of
the Council of Europe’s Group of Eminent
Persons.

In light of the reference that the Council of Europe -as the
guardian of the European Convention on Human Rights-  has the responsibility to defend the values of
democracy, human rights and the rule of law, the Group will meet between
October 2010 and May 2011 in order to prepare a report. This report will assess
the serious risks posed to the values of Council of Europe by rising
intolerance and define a new concept of “living together” that could be
proposed to the citizens of European societies. The Group comprises 9 eminent
individuals who have expertise and particular interest in the subject. The
report of the Group will be the basis of possible European Council action.