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Some 100 members of the sect are detained at Edirne centre in Turkey. This reportedly includes over 20 children, aged between 1 and 17. (Photo: CriticAtac)

EU human rights court silent on detained minority in Turkey

The European Court of Human Rights has refused to help a persecuted religious minority awaiting deportation from the EU-funded Edirne centre in Turkey where rights abuses have been documented.

Demands for the Strasbourg-based court to intervene with interim measures were instead formally rejected by a judge on 21 July. The court has since declined to explain its decision, leaving rights defenders exasperated.

"There is no more information that we can give at this time," said a spo...

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Some 100 members of the sect are detained at Edirne centre in Turkey. This reportedly includes over 20 children, aged between 1 and 17. (Photo: CriticAtac)

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