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Turkey: Rising Police Violence Goes Unpunished
05 Dec 2008 13:28:31 GMT
 Source: Human Rights Watch
<p> (Istanbul, December 5, 2008) - A rising wave of police violence against the public in Turkey is linked to the Turkish government's failure to hold abusive officers to account, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. </p><p><a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2008/12/05/turkey-rising-police-violence-goes-unpunished">read more</a></p>


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