Police brutality

The latest report published by international campaign group Amnesty International on Wednesday said attacks on the gay community were handled inappropriately by justice systems throughout the Balkans and Roma continue to face discrimination.

The latest State of the World's Human Rights report profiled the state of human rights in 160 countries and territories in 2014.

Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu and Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirta? have lent support to the Turkish Medical Association's (TTB) Ankara Chamber of Doctors, which stands trial for assisting injured protesters during the Gezi protests in 2013.

A policeman who physically forced a colleague to use tear gas on demonstrators during a recent protest in southeastern Turkey has been suspended pending an official investigation.

The Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) published on Jan. 15 the report on its most recent visit to Turkey, carried out on June 9-21, 2013.

Turkey continues to grow in a stable manner, despite the negative conditions surrounding it, said Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan at an award ceremony on Jan. 3.

More than 2,000 police officers have been treated for mental health disorders over the past five years, while 157 officers have committed suicide, according to Turkey’s official ombudsman’s report presented to the Interior Ministry.

New video footage recorded during the Gezi protests of 2013 has surfaced, revealing how a surveillance camera operated by the municipality (MOBESE) turned away as two police officers started beating an individual in the middle of an empty street during security crackdowns.

Thousands of officers paid homage Dec. 27 at the New York funeral of one of their own, in an emotional show of solidarity from a group that has felt targeted by recent protests over police violence.
      

An 18-year-old black teenager has been fatally shot by police at a gas station in a suburb of St Louis, Missouri, reports The Guardian, quoting police and local media.

The incident took place near where unarmed teenager Michael Brown was killed by a white officer in August. 

More NBA players joined ongoing nationwide protests against police violence on Dec. 10 night and dozens of demonstrators again briefly blocked a Californian freeway.