Brussels, 07/06/2012 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 7 June, the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders presented its report from May 2012 on Turkey. “What this report does is show how the laws passed since 2002 and the opening of the country's accession negotiations with the EU have been hampered by the persistent 'authoritarian and law-and-order mentality' that is hindering rights”, said MEP Hélène Flautre (Greens/EFA, France). She added that implementation of the...