Women’s rights activists in Turkey said they are concerned that an amnesty planned by the government could result in impunity for child abusers. “This bill will not become law and it must not become law,” said Selin Nakipoglu, a lawyer and activist. The draft proposal is part of a wide-ranging amnesty plan that could free tens of thousands of prisoners by reducing mandatory prison times for a range of crimes ...
![Israel's Environment Minister Amir Peretz speaks during the 18th ordinary meeting of contracting parties to the Barcelona convention and its protocols on December 5 2013 in istanbul. [Ozan Kose/AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/iran/453718163.jpg?itok=YomuveT3 "Israel's Environment Minister Amir Peretz speaks during the 18th ordinary meeting of contracting parties to the Barcelona convention and its protocols on December 5 2013 in istanbul. [Ozan Kose/AFP]")
![Suspected Al Qaeda members are arrested by Turkish police after an operation earlier in the region. [guardian]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Turkey/Turkish-police-arrest-120-001.jpg?itok=Qxcsp2Jm "Suspected Al Qaeda members are arrested by Turkish police after an operation earlier in the region. [guardian]")
![United Nations-Arab League special envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi speaks on September 13, 2013 during a press conference at the UN headquarters in Geneva. [asswat]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/misc/brahimi_geneva.jpg?itok=tlhTMSTx "United Nations-Arab League special envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi speaks on September 13, 2013 during a press conference at the UN headquarters in Geneva. [asswat]")
