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Human rights associations up in arms over deputy’s remarks on torture allegations

Human rights associations up in arms over deputy’s remarks on torture allegations

by TurkeyPurge | Oct 13, 2016 | Torture

In an open letter to the Turkish Parliament, six Turkey-based human rights associations on Thursday criticized recent remarks of ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy Mehmet Metiner, who said the government would ignore allegations of torture and...

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