A U.S. official said Tuesday that Washington is disappointed that Turkey is staying away from Europe's largest human rights conference for a second straight year because it wasn't allowed to prevent the participation of non-governmental organizations that it finds objectionable. The yearly two-week conference, which opened Monday in Warsaw, is devoted to democracy and human rights. The conference is unique because it allows civil society groups, no matter how small, to participate on an equal footing with governments. This year, no Turkish delegation showed up at all, its seat empty. To give governments veto power, he said, "would send a very worrisome precedent."

Source: ABC News September 11, 2018 12:36 UTC