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AMERICAN GROUPS URGE OBAMA TO PAY ATTENTION TO TURKEY'S HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD
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January 11, 2013 | 15:10
Several American prominent NGOs addressed President Barack Obama with
an open letter calling him to make rule of law and political freedoms
a priority in engagements with Prime Minister Erdogan of Turkey.
The letter was written by the Foreign Policy Initiative, Freedom
House, Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED), and Reporters
Without Borders.
The NGOs urge Obama to pay attention to the arrest and prosecution
of journalists, writers, and Kurdish intellectuals and political
activists. They note that relations between U.S. and Turkey need "to
be based on our shared values, not just shared strategic interests."
news.am
January 11, 2013 | 15:10
Several American prominent NGOs addressed President Barack Obama with
an open letter calling him to make rule of law and political freedoms
a priority in engagements with Prime Minister Erdogan of Turkey.
The letter was written by the Foreign Policy Initiative, Freedom
House, Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED), and Reporters
Without Borders.
The NGOs urge Obama to pay attention to the arrest and prosecution
of journalists, writers, and Kurdish intellectuals and political
activists. They note that relations between U.S. and Turkey need "to
be based on our shared values, not just shared strategic interests."