Amnesty International criticised Turkey on Thursday for failing to punish perpetrators of torture.
| "Eh? When's the last time somebody tried to overthrow Amnesia International?" |
TurkeyÂ’s human rights record has long been stained with allegations of torture by security forces.
"A base calumny. Mehmet!"
"Yes, effendi?"
"File his ears off!" |
European officials have welcomed TurkeyÂ’s zero-tolerance policy against torture and ill treatment of prisoners, but Amnesty said on Thursday that Turkey was dragging its feet in punishing offenders.
"Yildiz! Did you throw the prisoner down the stairs?"
"I cannot tell a lie, effendi! I did!"
"How many times?"
"Eleven, effendi."
"Tut tut."
"I am very sorry, effendi."
"That was very egregious of you, Yildiz. You must be punished. No teevee for a week." |
“Torture, ill-treatment and killings continue to be met with persistent impunity for the security forces in Turkey,” Amnesty said in a statement. “The investigation and prosecution of serious human rights violations committed by officers of the police and gendarmerie are flawed and compounded by inconsistent decisions by prosecutors and judges. As a result, justice for the victims of human rights violations is delayed or denied.”
"Mehmet, what happened to the prisoner's moustache?"
"I ripped it off, effendi!"
"Tut tut. No teevee for a week."
"But effendi! The Rula Lenska film festival is this week!"
"Okay. No teevee for a week next week." |
Turkish authorities were not immediately available for comment on the report. Amnesty called on Turkey to overhaul its justice system. “It needs to firmly put the protection of the human rights of citizens above that of the perceived interests of state institutions and officials,” said Nicola Duckworth, Europe and Central Asia Program Director at Amnesty International. |