why the palmer report deserves no deference
All states sincerely interested in justice and respect for the rule of law should support Turkey’s initiative. . ..…
turkey: normalizing the state of emergency
The draft law, which Turkey’s parliamentary justice commission began to review on July 19, would further normalize the emergency powers, Human Rights Watch said. ... Prolonged police custody, even if approved when the suspect is brought before a judge, is particularly alarming..…
backgrounds of u.s. supreme court justices past and present
he chose candidate whose background is very much in line with previous and current justices. ..…
police torture and abductions in turkey
Turkish government asserts zero tolerance for torture, it has failed to take action to stamp out the sharp rise in abusive detention practices since July 2016 coup attempt or to make sure that allegations of abuse are investigated and those responsible brought to justice.. Turkey's..…
turkey’s post-coup suspension of safeguards against torture
By late September, Turkey’s Justice Minister announced that around 32,000 people had been jailed pending investigation and criminal investigations were underway in relation to 70,000. ... Over the last 25 years, Human Rights Watch published multiple reports on the use of torture in..…
turkey crackdown chronicle: week of june 12
He was editor of Taraf in 2010, when the daily published series of articles alleging that Turkish military officers were planning to bomb mosques in the country and to shoot down Turkish warplane order to spark conflict with Greece and destabilize the newly elected Justice and Development Party..…
pkk ends unilateral truce in turkey
The supporters of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party wave flags following their victory, November 3, 2015 . ..…
syria: on the way to genocide?
Syria has become the venue of what he calls proxy war or wars United States versus Russia Sunni theocracies of Saudi Arabia and Qatar against Shiite theocrats of Iran and Turkey versus Arab nationalists over the restoration of Turkey's pre World War I dominance. The original demands for..…
the syrian-sarin ‘false flag’ lesson – consortiumnews
The General Prosecutor in the Turkish city of Adana opened a criminal case and an indictment stated “chemical weapons components” from Europe “were to be seamlessly shipped via a designated route through Turkey to militant labs in Syria.” . Erdem cited evidence implicating the Turkish..…
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