http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1306/S00073.htm UN Calls On Turkish Government to Ensure Freedom of Assembly Wednesday, 5 June 2013, 11:37 am Press Release: UN News UN Rights Office Calls On Turkish Government to Ensure Freedom of Assembly New York, Jun 4 2013 - The United Nations human rights office urged the Government of Turkey to guarantee that its citizens have the right to assemble freely and in a peaceful manner, following days of violent clashes between protestors and police. “We are concerned about reports of excessive use of force by law enforcement officers against protestors who initially gathered to express their dissatisfaction with the redevelopment of the historic Taksim square – an important venue for political protests – and Gezi Park, and against others who joined demonstrations to support them throughout Turkey,” the spokesperson for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Cécile Pouilly, told reporters in Geneva. [....]