Thursday, February 08, 2018

Rights watchdog to visit Turkey over rule of law

Rights watchdog to visit Turkey over rule of law

By NIKOLAJ NIELSEN BRUSSELS, TODAY, 17:35

The head of the human rights watchdog Council of Europe, Thorbjorn Jagland, is going to Turkey next week amid a proposed roadmap from Ankara to fastrack EU-required reforms, in order to lift visa restrictions on Turks.

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