Amnesty International: Torture in Turkish detention centers after the coup
The international organization for the defense of human rights Amnesty International today announced that it has gathered credible evidence "for cases of torture against prisoners in detention centers in Turkey after the failed coup attempt of July 15.
"Amnesty International has credible information indicating that the Turkish police in Ankara and Istanbul keeps people in painful positions for periods of time that can reach up to 48 hours," the non-governmental organization in a Communication, which denounces food deprivation and water and medicines, insults and threats in the most serious cases of beatings, torture and rape against the prisoners.
"The information about beatings and rapes in detention are extremely worrying, particularly given the large number of prisoners" after the attempted coup, said the director of Amnesty International's Europe John Ntalchouizen.
The organization complains that some detainees have no access to a lawyer or can communicate with their families and are not sufficiently informed about the charges relating to them.
Two lawyers Ankara have complained to Amnesty International that the army officers' raped with batons "by police.
Amnesty International calls on the European Commission for the Prevention of Torture to visit "urgently" Turkey "to monitor the conditions of detention."
The international organization for the defense of human rights Amnesty International today announced that it has gathered credible evidence "for cases of torture against prisoners in detention centers in Turkey after the failed coup attempt of July 15.
"Amnesty International has credible information indicating that the Turkish police in Ankara and Istanbul keeps people in painful positions for periods of time that can reach up to 48 hours," the non-governmental organization in a Communication, which denounces food deprivation and water and medicines, insults and threats in the most serious cases of beatings, torture and rape against the prisoners.
"The information about beatings and rapes in detention are extremely worrying, particularly given the large number of prisoners" after the attempted coup, said the director of Amnesty International's Europe John Ntalchouizen.
The organization complains that some detainees have no access to a lawyer or can communicate with their families and are not sufficiently informed about the charges relating to them.
Two lawyers Ankara have complained to Amnesty International that the army officers' raped with batons "by police.
Amnesty International calls on the European Commission for the Prevention of Torture to visit "urgently" Turkey "to monitor the conditions of detention."
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