Turkey: Erdogan s human rights initiative raises eyebrows of beleaguered activists
Despite Ankara announcing the new initiative, the co-chair of Turkey s Human Rights Association says the situation is worse than ever
President of the Human Right Association (IHD) Eren Keskin speaks to journalists during a demonstration in front of the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on 9 October 2018 in support of journalist and Riyadh critic Jamal Khashoggi (AFP) By Published date: 6 March 2021 10:42 UTC | Last update: 1 week 6 days ago
The Turkish government announced on Tuesday the creation of a new human rights action plan, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan saying that the state had an obligation to protect, in all of its affairs and acts, and with all of the state institutions and organisations, the physical and moral integrity and the honour and dignity of individuals .