Turkey worst in world on human rights index
The repressive practices of Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) reflected on the country’s international rankings, making it one of the 10 worst countries in the world in terms of human rights.
Data from the 2022 Rule of Law Index report that published the Global Justice Project, which groups 140 countries, show that Turkey is a country that shows less respect for the rule of law in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia category, Turkish newspaper Zaman reported.
Turkey ranked 116th on average, with an index based on 8 key criteria and 44 sub-criteria.
Turkey ranks last among 140 countries in “restrictions on government powers,” which measure the country’s rulers’ adherence to law and “fundamental rights” standards.
Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden, the Netherlands, Germany, New Zealand, Luxembourg, Estonia and Ireland were the 10 States that showed the greatest respect for the rule of law.
The worst-hit countries in Turkey are Cambodia, Belarus, Nicaragua and Venezuela, respectively.
Turkey has witnessed a lot of repression against media professionals, journalists, party members, Kurds, peaceful protestors, even university students. In addition, terrorism-related cases have been fabricated against anyone who belongs to movements opposed to the Erdogan regime, in addition to detention, prisons and crimes committed behind its walls.
In early June, the European Parliament warned of the “deterioration” of human rights in Turkey, calling on Ankara to make real efforts “without which it is not possible to resume accession negotiations with the European Union.”
According to Reuters, the MPs approved 448 votes, 67 votes against and 107 non-binding resolutions condemning “the regression of fundamental freedoms, democracy and the rule of law” in Turkey and stressing “the lack of political will to implement the necessary reforms.”
