The European Court of Human Rights delivered a damning ruling against Turkey yesterday, highlighting the country's persistent policing problem, which sees police move in quick and heavy with violent force and tear gas to disperse peaceful demonstrators.
Human Rights Watch Daily Brief, 24 July
Guantanamo, World Bank, Turkey, Oman, Egypt, Tunisia, Rwanda
The US Senate held it's first hearing in five years regarding the future of the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay and HRW was there to live-tweet the debate.
Senator Dick Durbin and four of the five panelists argued for closing Guantanamo.
Hunger strikes continue at the facility.
Turkmenistan is one of the most closed and repressive countries in the world, yet the World Bank is considering doing business there for the first time since 1997.
The unnecessary, devastating use of solitary confinement in US prisons can't be squared with respect for human rights.
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