UN Human Rights Bodies Silent on Turkey’s Massive Crackdown
By Patrick Goodenough | July 19, 2016 | 4:40 AM EDT
(CNSNews.com) – A crackdown following the Turkish coup attempt has seen thousands detained or suspended, but the United Nations’ human rights apparatus remains silent even as the Obama administration continues to voice its public support for Turkey’s “democratically elected government.”
According to Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, more than 7,500 members of the military and judiciary have been detained, including Supreme Court judges, prosecutors, and senior military officers, including dozens of generals.
Meanwhile the Interior Ministry has suspended almost 9,000 officials, including 30 provincial and 47 district governors, almost 8,000 police officers, and more than 600 officers in the gendarmerie (soldiers carrying out policing duties), the Anadolu Agency state news agency reported.
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