Turkey Europe envoy assails Turkey for Kurd youth jailing

26 May 2010 |

‘Arabnews.com’ reports the declaration of a European human rights envoy: Turkey’s detention and jailing of Kurdish children on charges of supporting terrorism in anti-government protests contravenes UN human rights principles. According to the daily, hundreds of children have been jailed by Turkish security forces fighting Kurdish separatist rebels for taking part in anti-government demonstrations, human rights groups say. Most are treated as adults under harsh anti-terrorism laws.

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Source : Arab News