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Quote from the German humanitarian organization ASME-HUMANITAS report:

"...the population in the north faces great difficulties because of lack of security for their lives and property.
(c) The conditions of life of the Greek Cypriots in the north are particularly oppressive as they are deprived of their basic human rights. We established these facts by visiting the Karpass area and talking to many persons on May 3rd 1977.

In particular:

1. They are deprived of the freedom of movement and trade.

2. They live under permanent fear for their life and property because of continuous harassment by the mainland Turks and lack of protection.
3. They are deprived of secondary education and of sufficient elementary school facilities.
4. They are deprived of proper medical services.
5. They are not allowed to look after their fields freely and in many cases not even at all.
6. Homes and other properties are often the object of theft and the people are being beaten and generally inhumanely treated.

The problems of the population in the north are becoming greater because of the attitude of the mainland Turks who have settled there in thousands. We received many complaints of many crimes and atrocities committed by the land Turks against the population of the north, both Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots without being punished..."