HUMAN RIGHTS AND TURKEY
Amnesty International’s Blind Spot on Purge Victims in Turkey
Despite its previous meticulous reporting on human rights violations in Turkey, Amnesty recently took a pass on the most vulnerable faction: purge victims.
As spring moves forward, key international watchdogs wrap up their annual work by surveying the political currents of the day before the onset of summer. Human rights organizations globally are particularly vigilant. On 24 April 2024, Amnesty International issued its 2023/24 report. While taking stock of the events worldwide, it also provides detailed insights into individual countries. In its latest report, the organization presents a scathing human rights record of Turkey, chronicling the woeful state of liberties and democracy.
While Amnesty’s previous reports meticulously chronicled the unraveling of the once-inspiring Turkish model and its disastrous impact on human rights, its latest report glaringly omits the victims who have endured the brunt of authoritarian repression over the last decade.
“Baseless investigations, prosecutions and convictions of human rights defenders, journalists, opposition politicians and others persisted. Anti-terror and disinformation laws…
