Turkey: Coup Trial Offers Chance for Justice

The trial of the two surviving leaders of the September 12, 1980 military coup in Turkey should focus not only on the illegality of the coup but also on the evidence of gross human rights abuses in its aftermath.

(Istanbul) – The trial of the two surviving leaders of the September 12, 1980 military coup in Turkey should focus not only on the illegality of the coup but also on the evidence of gross human rights abuses in its aftermath, Human Rights Watch said today.

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