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Azerbaijans
Continuing
Crackdown
on Government
Critics,
Lawyers,
Turkeys Post-Coup
Suspension
of Safeguards
Against
Torture
and Civil Society
Recommendations
To the Government of Turkey:
Lift the extensive restrictions on the right to choose a lawyer; any denial of
the right to a lawyer of the detainees choosing should only be made by a
judge providing substantiated reasons as to why the chosen lawyer cannot
act as legal representative;
Ensure that law enforcement agents do not interfere with medical examinations
of detainees. Pursue disciplinary action against those who do;
Grant access to all police and gendarmerie detention centers and prison
facilities for independent monitors, including the U.N. Special Rapporteur on
Torture, bar association representatives, representatives of non-government
human rights organizations, lawyers, and medical professionals;
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Ensure that effective and meaningful disciplinary sanctions are imposed on law
enforcement officials who commit abuses;
Suspend from active duty officers under investigation for torture or ill-treatment
and ensure their dismissal if convicted;
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, together with a team of UN observers,
should urgently consider visiting Turkey and request access to places of detention.
Urge the Turkish government to uphold safeguards against torture and to fully
investigate allegations of ill-treatment and torture in detention;
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