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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…