Turkey must end abusive use of force and reveal the extent of injuries

Headline Title:  Turkey must end abusive use of force and reveal the extent of injuries 03 June 2013 The number of activists injured across Turkey as a result of police abuse will continue to escalate unless the authorities bring police tactics in line with basic human rights standards, Amnesty International said today.Demonstrations in cities including Ankara, Istanbul and Izmir continued for a third day amid unprecedented levels of police violence against protesters.The authorities have not confirmed the number of people injured, which is believed to be in the thousands, some of…

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