Turkey accused of gross human rights violations in Gezi Park protests

Headline Title: Turkey accused of gross human rights violations in Gezi Park protests 02 October 2013 Turkish authorities committed human rights violations on a massive scale in the government’s attempts to crush the Gezi Park protests this summer said Amnesty International.In a report published today the organization details the worst excesses of police violence, during the protests, the failure to bring these abuses to justice and the subsequent prosecution and harassment of those that took part.“The attempt to smash the Gezi Park protest movement involved a string of human rights…

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