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Tag Archives: Due Process
UN Working Group on Arbitary Detentinons: Sledgehammer defendants held in contravention to Universal Declaration on Human Rights
In yet another public rebuke of Turkey’s politicized court system, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detentions has issued a report on the detainees in the alleged Sledgehammer coup trial. The working group report states that the government failed … Continue reading
Posted in Freedom of Expression, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged arbitrary detentions, Balyoz, Due Process, Sledgehammer, United Nations, united nations working group
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Amnesty International Annual Report 2013 on Turkey: Ten Major Issues Highlighted.
Amnesty International has just issued its annual report for 2013 and the section on Turkey is, once again, grim reading. It included ten major issues of concern 1. Some of the worst abuses remain in the area of freedom of … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Conscientious Objection, Excessive Force, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Expression, Kurds, LGBT Rights, PKK, Press Freedom, Refugees, Turkey
Tagged Abuses by Armed Groups, Amnesty International, Conscientious Objectors, Due Process, excessive force, Fair Trial, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, impunity, LGBT Rights, PKK, pre-trial detention, Refugees and Asylum-Seekers, Shelters, Torture, Turkey, Violence against women
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