Today a delegation of Amnesty International USA staff and volunteers protested human rights abuses in Turkey in front of the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC where Turkish President Recep Tayyi

Source: Amnesty International Protesters Threatened by Turkish Security in Washington | Amnesty International USA

Photo: Getty Images   Turkey has illegally forced thousands of refugees to return to Syria, a report by Amnesty International says, the BBC reports. The group says about 100 Syrians have been sent back to their war-torn country every day since mid-January in breach of international law. A

Source: Turkey illegally returning Syrian refugees: Amnesty International | Public Radio of Armenia

ARA News  ERBIL – Amnesty International called on the US President Barack Obama to urge Turkey to end the onslaught against Kurds, and the continued repressive security operations in east and southeast Turkey with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who arrived in United States this week. “The Turkish government’s onslaught on primarily Kurdish towns and neighborhoods, […]

Source: Amnesty International urges Obama to pressure Turkey to stop slaughter of Kurds – ARA News

International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led to a wholesale assault on basic freedoms and rights

Source: Amnesty International State of the World 2015-2016 | Amnesty International USA

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