“Turkish government guilty of
human rights abuses, group says”
Summary:
During June last year, a group
of protesters gathered in Istanbul to peacefully protest Gezi Park from
becoming a shopping mall. Turkish authorities used live ammunition and tear gas,
beatings, and sexual abuses against the protestors. The event resulted in many severe
injuries and 2 men dead in 2 separate incidents. In a recent report by human rights watchdog Amnesty
International, there were “human rights violations on a massive scale”. The
Turkish government has begun an investigation into the possible uses of
excessive force against the Gezi Park protests. Since this the government has
begun many democratic reforms. They have made many progressive reforms like
expanding the definition of hate crimes. However, the rights group said fails
"to address these violations or to take any serious steps to ensure that
they will not occur in the future."
Analysis:
The events that took place
at the protests at Gezi Park violate many aspects of human rights. Although the
government has begun to reform their government in a progressive way, they
still have a long way to go in order to make sure that violent acts do not
happen in the future. This incident shows a great sense of inequality. The police
force has authority over the citizens. The citizens being at a lower social
class makes them inferior to the police’s actions. Their unlawful actions can
be overlooked because they are authority figures. This is a social problem
because their actions harmed people on a massive scale. Many severely hurt
individuals cannot go on with their daily lives and receive no compensation for
their medical bills. Some of those hurt had no association with the protests at
all. The protestors were peaceful and causing no threat. There needs to be
justice.
Kasey Marshall
10-4-13
http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/02/world/europe/turkiy-human-rights/index.html
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