Turkey: Torture - a major concern in 1999

Index Number: EUR 44/018/2000
Date Published: 1 March 2000
Categories: Europe And Central Asia, Turkey

This report documents cases of unacknowledged detention and of torture and ill-treatment in 1999, including cases of rape and sexual abuse and of death in custody as a result of torture. It gives an overview of some of the factors which may lead to impunity for perpetrators of torture, ill-treatment and "disappearance". There are detailed recommendations of the steps which need to be taken to end torture and impunity in Turkey.