Human Rights Watch: Turkey: Border Guards Kill and Injure Asylum Seekers
“Firing at traumatized men, women, and children fleeing fighting and indiscriminate warfare is truly appalling.”
“The EU shouldn’t just stand by and watch as Turkey uses live ammunition and rifle butts to stem the refugee flow,” said Simpson. “EU officials should recognize that their red light for refugees to enter the EU gives Turkey a green light to close its border, exacting a heavy price on war-ravaged asylum seekers with nowhere else to go.”
Read the report here: https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/05/10/turkey-border-guards-kill-and-injure-asylum-seekers
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UN: ‘Alarming’ reports of major violations in south-east Turkey – UN rights chief
10 May – The United Nations human rights chief today reported having received a succession of alarming reports about violations allegedly committed by Turkish military and security forces in south-east Turkey over the past few months, and urged the Turkish authorities to give independent investigators, including UN staff, unimpeded access to the area to verify the veracity of such reports.
“Most disturbing of all,” the High Commissioner said, “are the reports quoting witnesses and relatives in Cizre which suggest that more than 100 people were burned to death as they sheltered in three different basements that had been surrounded by security forces.”