Human rights derogation during coup situations

@article{Nugraha2018HumanRD,
  title={Human rights derogation during coup situations},
  author={Ignatius Yordan Nugraha},
  journal={The International Journal of Human Rights},
  year={2018},
  volume={22},
  pages={194 - 206}
}
ABSTRACT After the failure of the abortive coup in 2016, Turkey announced that it would derogate from the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) during the pronounced state of emergency. While the derogation was claimed to be necessary to eliminate the remaining hostile factions, a sweeping purge followed and human rights organisations have raised concerns over the deteriorating situation. This evokes the question of… 
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