Publisher's Synopsis
This research report does not focus on identifying who was responsible for the July 15, 2016 coup attempt. Instead, it highlights how the State of Emergency (SOE) and Decree Laws (KHK) were primarily used against unarmed civilians-such as educators, academics, healthcare workers, judges, and public servants-who had no direct link to the coup. By targeting ordinary citizens, these measures led to widespread suffering and injustice. This report takes a victim-centered, sociological and victimological approach to examine the human impact of the SOE and KHK policies.
