Turkey: Lifting of state of emergency must pave road back to justice
(WorldNews Turkey)

Responding to the fact that Turkey´s the state of emergency will not be renewed when it expires at the end of the day, Fotis Filippou, Amnesty International´s Deputy Europe Director said: `Whilst the lifting of the two-year state of emergency is a step in the right direction, it needs to be accompanied by urgent measures if it is to be anything more than a cosmetic exercise. `Over the last two years, Turkey has been radically transformed with emergency measures used to consolidate draconian powers, silence critical voices and strip away basic rights. Many will remain in force following the lifting of the state of emergency. Whilst the lifting of the two-year state of emergency is a step in...