Brussels, 28/12/2000 (Agence Europe) - The Turkish Permanent Delegation to the European Union has reacted to many comments provoked by the tough intervention of Turkish security forces in the country's prisons. In a press statement, it recalls that adjusting detention conditions in prisons to bring them into accordance with the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners and other international norms is part of the conditions for Turkey's accession to the European Union. Citing...