ANKARA, Turkey (AP) _ In a rare gesture, Turkey’s justice minister apologized Tuesday to the family of an inmate who was allegedly beaten to death in Istanbul and said 19 prison workers have been suspended in connection with the killing …
Archive for October, 2008
Brain Damage Blog – Attorney Gordon Johnson: Turkey apologizes for …
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008Brain Damage Blog – Attorney Gordon Johnson: Turkey probes death …
Sunday, October 12th, 2008Allegations of torture by security forces have long stained Turkey’s human rights record. Turkey has announced a “zero-tolerance” policy against torture, but human rights groups say offenders often remain unpunished. …