The U.N. secretary general has urged Turkish authorities to ensure
constitutional order and respect human rights during the
recently-declared three-month state of emergency, which was instituted
after the July 15 failed coup attempt and drew concern from the
international community for its potential to infringe on basic human
rights and freedoms.
In a statement on July 21, U.N. Secretary
General Ban Ki-moon said he had received repeated assurances from senior
Turkish government officials that they would adhere to rule of law and
due process when investigating and prosecuting those believed to be
responsible for the attempted coup and he asked that they honor them.
Ban said he hoped that procedures under the state of emergency will be carried out in full transparency.
The European Union
expressed “concern” on July 21 over Turkey’s decision to impose a state
of emergency following the failed coup attempt, urging the country to
respect human rights and the rule of law.
Turkey imposed a
three-month state of emergency and suspended a key European rights
convention in a bid to strengthen state powers and round up suspects
behind the failed military coup attempt.
“We are following the developments regarding the state of emergency Turkey has declared after the attempted coup, which the European Union
condemned, very closely and with concern,” said a statement jointly
issued by the bloc’s foreign affairs chief, Federica Mogherini, and
enlargement commissioner Johannes Hahn.
