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International bar association says concerned about torture against jailed Turkish lawyers

International bar association says concerned about torture against jailed Turkish lawyers

by TurkeyPurge | Jan 26, 2018 | Int'l Reactions, Torture

The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) has said that it is concerned with the reported allegations of torture and mistreatment against detained lawyers in Turkey. In a written statement to mark the 2018 Day of the Endangered Lawyer on Jan...
Rights groups say 2,278 people tortured, 11 abducted in Turkey in 2017

Rights groups say 2,278 people tortured, 11 abducted in Turkey in 2017

by TurkeyPurge | Dec 9, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

The Human Rights Association (İHD) and the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV) said on Saturday that 2,278 people were tortured and 11 abducted in Turkey during the first 11 months of 2017, according to Gazeteduvar. Releasing a human rights report under an...
HRW: People being tortured, abducted in post-coup Turkey

HRW: People being tortured, abducted in post-coup Turkey

by TurkeyPurge | Oct 13, 2017 | Int'l Reactions

People detained after the last year’s failed putsch have been subject to torture in police custody while several others were abducted outside detention facilities, according to a recent report by the Human Rights Watch (HRW). The New York-based watchdog documented...
Torture not an isolated incident in Turkish prisons: report

Torture not an isolated incident in Turkish prisons: report

by TurkeyPurge | Jun 7, 2017 | Int'l Reactions

The torture, ill-treatment, abusive, inhumane and degrading treatment of people who are deprived of their liberties in Turkey’s detention centers and prisons has become the norm rather than the exception under increased nationalistic euphoria and religious zealotry in...
UN warns Myanmar, Thailand for recent deportation of Turkish national

UN warns Myanmar, Thailand for recent deportation of Turkish national

by TurkeyPurge | May 29, 2017 | Int'l Reactions

The United Nations stated grave concern on Saturday over the deportation by Myanmar and Thailand of Muhammet Furkan Sökmen, a Turkish teacher working for two schools established by Gülen movement followers in Myanmar. In a statement issued on Saturday, the UN Human...
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