Systematic rights abuses in Turkish prisons reflect state policy, civil society groups say

Six civil society organizations in Turkey have called for an immediate end to what they describe as systematic human rights violations  in prisons, saying the abuses reflect state policy. In a joint statement the groups cited prolonged isolation in so-called “pit-type” high-security prisons, administrative decisions extending prison terms and restrictions on the release of critically […] The post Systematic rights abuses in Turkish prisons reflect state policy, civil society groups say appear...

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