UN slams Turkey for violating rights to work and education
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A panel of United Nations human rights experts on Thursday condemned Turkey for violating the right to work and education through blanket dismissals of civil servants and school teachers under a state of emergency.
The experts slammed Turkey's dismissal of up to 134,000 public servants -- including thousands of teachers -- without due process or compensation, on the basis of alleged links with banned organizations.
Turkey introduced a state of emergency in the wake of a failed coup attempt in July 2016.
The experts said basic rights need to be respected even under a state of emergency, which must be limited in a democratic society.
