European Court Finds Ankara Guilty of Torture
The European Court of Human Rights ruled that Turkey tortured or otherwise mistreated 16 lawyers who were alleged to be working for Kurdish clients, and failed to investigate their claims of abuse.
The men were arrested a decade ago after a confession from a Kurdistan Workers Party member who said the lawyers had aided the separatist group.
The government accused the lawyers of being members of the group, which Turkey and the U.S. deem terrorists. The lawyers said they were targeted for representing clients before the State Security Court and working as human rights activists.
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