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Hunger-strikers accuse Amnesty International of hypocrisy
Kurdish activists occupying the human rights charity's entrance say they have been blocked from using the toilets
Hunger striking protesters outside Amnesty International's London HQ
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL was accused of hypocrisy today after security guards blocked Kurdish hunger strikers occupying its London HQ from using its toilets or opening windows for fresh air.
The group of activists were on their third day of action in the charity’s office today to demand that the human rights organisation “breaks its silence” over Turkey’s abuses of prisoners.
More than 7,000 Kurds worldwide — the majority political prisoners in Turkey — are on an indefinite hunger strike over the solitary confinement of Kurdistan Workers’ Party founder Abdullah Ocalan.
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