The International and European Trade Union Confederations (ITUC and ETUC) stress that they condemn the failed coup, and insist that the “state of emergency” cannot be used to abuse democracy, human rights and the rule of law. The failed coup should be a reason to uphold, not violate, ILO conventions and the International and European Conventions on Human Rights.
The ITUC and ETUC welcome the subsequent release of the journalists but maintain their condemnation of the banning of a newspaper and the arrest of journalists.