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Turkey postpones scheduled visit by UN rapporteur on torture

Turkey postpones scheduled visit by UN rapporteur on torture

by TurkeyPurge | Sep 21, 2016 | Human Rights Abuses, Torture

The Turkish government has postponed the scheduled visit of Juan E. Mendez, the UN special rapporteur on torture, to the county, which has been beset by allegations of torture, maltreatment and rape against detainees in the aftermath of a failed coup attempt. “While I...

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