Since the
Turkish Army began its operation against Kurdish militia in December,
there has been an escalation of violence and “clear use of heavy
weaponry” in residential areas, Andrew Gardner, a Turkey expert
with Amnesty International, told RT.
Gardner said
the curfew imposed in the areas inhabited by Kurds is an
“unacceptable limitation of rights of the people” there, limiting
their ability to access food and necessary services each day.
Earlier this
month, RT launched a petition calling for a UNHRC-led investigation
into claims of alleged mass killing of Kurdish civilians said to have
been committed by the Turkish military during Ankara's crackdown on
Kurds in the southeast.Amnesty International promised to examine the
facts outlined in RT’s petition calling for a probe into alleged
mass killings of Kurdish civilians by the Turkish military after the
NGO’s “selective” approach was criticized by the Russian
Foreign Ministry.
On Monday,
Gardner commented to RT that, just like any other international
observers, Amnesty International monitors were not allowed access to
the curfew-affected areas.
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