Amnesty International has warned that progress made on human rights in Turkey could be undermined if legal reforms are not matched by a shake-up of the country’s institutions.
The country’s EU-inspired reforms have at times been laborious, with legislative progress in Ankara being followed up slowly in the difficult-to-monitor provinces.
During a visit to Turkey on Thursday (13 February) Amnesty's secretary general, Irene Khan warned that without institutional reforms, progress ...
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