Human rights in Northern Cyprus

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Human rights in Northern Cyprus are protected by the constitution of Northern Cyprus.^[1] However, there have been reports of violations of the human rights of minorities, democratic freedom, freedom from discrimination, freedom from torture, freedom of movement, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, right to education, right to life, right to property, and the rights of displaced persons.^[2][3] The rights of Greek Cypriots displaced by the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus, notably their rights to property^{[citation needed]} and right of return^{[citation needed]}, is one of the focal points of ongoing negotiations for the solution of the Cyprus question.

According to a United States Department of State Country Report of 2001, human rights were generally respected, although problems existed in terms of police activities, and the restriction of movement.^[4] In January 2011, The Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the question of Human Rights in Cyprus noted that the ongoing division of Cyprus continues to affect human rights throughout the island "... including freedom of movement, human rights pertaining to the question of missing persons, discrimination, the right to life, freedom of religion, and economic, social and cultural rights."^[5]