Prime ministry hosts anti-torture and nistreatment summit

The Prime Ministry's Human Rights Chairmanship yesterday held a meeting to assess a recent rise in allegations of torture and mistreatment. Speaking at the gathering, Deputy Prime Minister Cemil Cicek said that torture and mistreatment are grave human rights violations. Stating that Turkey isn't lagging in accepting human rights but in implementing relevant laws, he underlined the importance of implementation. "Whoever they are, torturers should not be protected," he declared.