Public statement on Turkey by the Committee for the Prevention of Torture (15 December 1992)
Text In its first public statement, made on 15 December 1992 pursuant to Article 10(2) of the European Convention for Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) denounces the widespread practice of torture and ill-treatment of persons held by the police, following two ad hoc visits and one regular visit to Turkey.
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Source: European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT), Public statement on Turkey (Adopted on 15 December 1992). [ON-LINE]. [s.l.]: Council of Europe, [24.09.2003]. Available on http://www.cpt.coe.int/documents/tur/1993-01-inf-eng.pdf.
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