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Associated Press: Council of Europe Cites Rights Abuses in Turkey

The Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner has blasted Turkish authorities for widespread human rights abuses in a stark review of the anti-government protests in Turkey earlier this year. The report by Nils Muiznieks published Tuesday also says that many allegations of abuse by Turkish police are not being investigated. “The Commissioner considers that impunity of law-enforcement officials committing human [...] → Read the full article…

Bianet: “Police violence” application to Council of Europe

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Bar Associations Union of Turkey announced today that it will do a series of application international institutions regarding the judicial and administrative investigations on volunteer doctors by health ministry officials and excessive police force. Bar Associations Union of Turkey held an emergency board meeting after an appeal by its chairperson Metin Feyzioğlu. The union board reached the following decisions by [...] → Read the full article…