Amnesty International called on the Turkish government to undertake widespread reforms to end sexual violence against women, including:
ending the blindfolding and stripping of detainees during questioning;
ending the strip-searching of female detainees by male officials.End blindfolding in police custody;
bringing those responsible for human rights violations, including those who order them, to justice.
ending the blindfolding and stripping of detainees during questioning;
ending the strip-searching of female detainees by male officials.End blindfolding in police custody;
bringing those responsible for human rights violations, including those who order them, to justice.
The report: “Turkey-End sexual violance against women in custody” was presented in Istanbul on Wednesday at 10 a.m. For more information, please see:
http://web.amnesty.org/web/web.nsf/pages/turkey_action
http://www.amnesty.org
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
AMNESTY PHOTO:
Police "escorting" Eren Keskin (centre), a human rights defender who acts for women who have been subjected to sexual violence in custody, Istanbul 2002.
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http://web.amnesty.org/web/web.nsf/pages/turkey_action
http://www.amnesty.org
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
AMNESTY PHOTO:
Police "escorting" Eren Keskin (centre), a human rights defender who acts for women who have been subjected to sexual violence in custody, Istanbul 2002.
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