Rights abuses at women’s prison in Turkey amount to crimes against humanity, lawmaker says

A Turkish opposition lawmaker has alleged serious rights abuses at İzmir Şakran Women’s Prison, including denial of medical care, strip-searches and arbitrary restrictions on release, saying the conditions amount to crimes against humanity, according to the TR724 news website. The allegations came from Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) lawmaker and human rights defender […] The post Rights abuses at women’s prison in Turkey amount to crimes against humanity, lawmaker says appe...

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