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‘Prisoners on hunger strike in 107 prisons of Turkey for 49 days’
‘Prisoners on hunger strike in 107 prisons of Turkey for 49 days’
Rights organizations held a joint press conference about the ongoing hunger strikes in Turkey’s prisons, urging the authorities to end violations of rights in prisons and treat prisoners in a manner compatible with human dignity.
14 January 2021
‘21 prisoners live in a ward for 7’
PRISON CONDITIONS IN TURKEY
‘21 prisoners live in a ward for 7’
Human Rights Association (İHD): “Prisoners are not given sufficient amounts of hygiene products and masks despite the COVID-19 risk.”
13 January 2021
Ill prisoner Yalçın loses his life
Ill prisoner Yalçın loses his life
Treated for cancer and arrested for over four years, ill prisoner Hadi Yalçın has lost his life. The requests for release of the ill prisoner were rejected.
11 January 2021
Children’s rights organizations demand withdrawal of NGO bill
Children’s rights organizations demand withdrawal of NGO bill
Children’s rights organizations have released a statement about a recently passed bill that will pave the way for intervention in civil society activities: “Keep your hands off children’s rights groups: We are enraged, concerned, but determined.”
30 December 2020
‘Strip search is getting more and more frequent in Turkey’
RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS
‘Strip search is getting more and more frequent in Turkey’
Amid ongoing debates on strip search in Turkey, Human Rights Association (İHD), Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV) and Turkish Medical Association (TTB) have released a statement raising concerns about “the new and changing face of torture.”
30 December 2020
New law may have even worse consequences for pro-government NGOs, says rights group head
NGO OVERSIGHT LAW
New law may have even worse consequences for pro-government NGOs, says rights group head
While rights groups are used to inspections and pressure by the government, conservative and nationalist groups may not be ready for such inspections, suggests Türkdoğan.
29 December 2020 Hikmet Adal
‘They batter us when we refuse strip search’
PRISON CONDITIONS IN TURKEY
‘They batter us when we refuse strip search’
In their applications to the Human Rights Association (İHD) and meetings with the İHD lawyers over the past year, several prisoners have recounted how they were subjected to a strip search in different prisons across Turkey.
29 December 2020 Ayça Söylemez
Rights group reminds Erdoğan that Turkey has to comply with ECtHR decisions
SELAHATTİN DEMİRTAŞ
Rights group reminds Erdoğan that Turkey has to comply with ECtHR decisions
The President dismissed the European court decision for the release of Demirtaş, saying that it "can't replace Turkey's courts."
25 December 2020
42th year of Maraş Massacre: ‘Set up a Truth Commission’
42th year of Maraş Massacre: ‘Set up a Truth Commission’
According to official figures, 111 people were killed, over a thousand people were wounded, 552 houses were arsoned and 289 workplaces were plundered during the Maraş Massacre that targeted the Alevi citizens in eastern Turkey.
24 December 2020
‘Prisoners complain about pandemic restrictions’
‘Prisoners complain about pandemic restrictions’
According to a statement released by the Adana Provincial Branch of the Human Rights Association (İHD), prisoners in Çukurova region mostly complain about the restrictions imposed as part of COVID-19 measures.
22 December 2020
‘A dangerous course of events for human rights in Turkey’
BILL ON NGOS
‘A dangerous course of events for human rights in Turkey’
Human Rights Association (İHD) İstanbul Branch Chair Gülseren Yoleri has spoken to bianet about the bill that will enable the Ministry of Interior to appoint trustees to NGOs, if passed: “They want to break the resistance points of civil society.”
21 December 2020 Hikmet Adal
Prisoner paralyzed from neck down not released
Prisoner paralyzed from neck down not released
Despite a forensic medical report documenting that he is not in a state to stay in prison, ill prisoner Abdullah Turan, who is paralyzed from the neck down, is still held in Metris Prison, where he is made to lie on a stretcher.
16 December 2020
‘573 people filed a complaint about torture in Turkey in 11 months’
HUMAN RIGHTS DAY
‘573 people filed a complaint about torture in Turkey in 11 months’
“Though it is absolutely prohibited and considered a crime against humanity under the universal law, which Turkey is also a part of, torture has been the major human rights problem in the country in 2020 as well,” says a joint statement by the İHD and TİHV.
10 December 2020
COVID-19 spreads very fast in prison, warns rights organization
PANDEMIC IN TURKEY
COVID-19 spreads very fast in prison, warns rights organization
From the Human Rights Association (İHD) report on prisons in Black Sea: “They need to stop referring patients to hospitals in stuffy and cold shuttles in winter and hot ones in summer and keeping them waiting in the shuttles in front of hospitals for hours…”
8 December 2020
‘49 prisoners lost their lives this year’
HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION
‘49 prisoners lost their lives this year’
The Human Rights Association (İHD) Central Prisons' Commission has stated, “COVID-19 proves fatal especially for people with chronic diseases. Since April 15, four seriously ill prisoners aged over 70 have lost their lives.”
19 November 2020
Human Rights Association executive detained over prison visits
Human Rights Association executive detained over prison visits
The investigation was intensifying the isolation of the prisoners by putting pressure on their relatives and human right defenders, said the İHD.
3 November 2020
Pandemic in Turkey: ‘Social distance disappears in prison’
HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION
Pandemic in Turkey: ‘Social distance disappears in prison’
According to a recent statement by the Diyarbakır Branch of Human Rights Association (İHD), nearly five wardens enter the wards for search in Elazığ Campus Prison, not paying attention to social distance amid COVID-19 pandemic.
29 October 2020
Human Rights Association: Release rights defenders detained in Ağrı
Human Rights Association: Release rights defenders detained in Ağrı
Human Rights Association (İHD) Ağrı Provincial Chair Atilla Özbey and executive Emin Yıldız have been detained over the press statements they have made and the demonstrations and meetings they have attended since 2013.
7 October 2020
Human rights group demands ‘effective, transparent investigation’ into Kobanê incidents
Human rights group demands ‘effective, transparent investigation’ into Kobanê incidents
The Human Rights Association (İHD) has stated, “No effective or transparent inquiry, work or investigation has been conducted by legal or administrative bodies regarding the social incidents known as Kobanê incidents of October 6-8, 2014.”
6 October 2020
Human Rights Association: A new ‘operation of intimidation’ against lawyers
Human Rights Association: A new ‘operation of intimidation’ against lawyers
In a statement about the detention of 60 legists, the İHD has noted that “it cannot be the subject of an investigation whom a lawyer will defend, what she talked with her client during the defense and what tactic she will follow in preparing the defense.”
15 September 2020
Human Rights Association addresses an open letter to ECtHR President Spano
Human Rights Association addresses an open letter to ECtHR President Spano
The İHD has penned an open letter to ECtHR President Spano: “In order for your visit to Turkey to genuinely be beneficial, your lending an ear to civil society organizations that make the voices of rights victims be heard bears vital significance.”
2 September 2020
‘Before we lose lawyer Aytaç Ünsal, too…’
‘Before we lose lawyer Aytaç Ünsal, too…’
Human Rights Association (İHD) İstanbul Branch has released a statement regarding the death of death fasting lawyer Timtik, calling on everyone to “take a stance against the government’s attitude” before death fasting lawyer Ünsal loses his life, too.
28 August 2020
‘You cannot portray people as “terrorists” just because they did not stay silent’
‘You cannot portray people as “terrorists” just because they did not stay silent’
The Ankara Branch of the Human Rights Association (İHD) has made a statement about the arrest of “Yüksel resisters,” who were protesting to “get their jobs back”: “You cannot portray them as terrorists just because they did not stay silent.”
25 August 2020
Report on freedom of expression violations in Turkey in July
Report on freedom of expression violations in Turkey in July
The Human Rights Association (İHD), Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV) and Initiative for Freedom of Expression have released their joint report on violations of freedom of expression in Turkey in July.
21 August 2020
Turkey's Covid-19 measures, fines 'not in accordance with laws'
HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION
Turkey's Covid-19 measures, fines 'not in accordance with laws'
"All measures interfering with fundamental rights and freedoms must have a legal basis," the İHD has stated.
13 August 2020
‘State is obligated to ensure fair trial’
‘State is obligated to ensure fair trial’
Rights and health organizations have made a statement for death fasting arrested lawyers Ebru Timtik and Aytaç Ünsal, who are not released despite a Forensic Medicine Institution report and are currently hospitalized in İstanbul.
12 August 2020
‘We cannot give you eau de cologne, it contains alcohol’
REPORT BY HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION
‘We cannot give you eau de cologne, it contains alcohol’
From the Human Rights Association (İHD) report on prisons in Marmara region: “One prisoner was not given a tea cup because it has a handle and another prisoner was not given eau de cologne because it contains alcohol…’”
24 July 2020
‘Withdrawal from İstanbul Convention will mean legitimization of male violence by the state’
İHD WOMEN’S COMMISSION
‘Withdrawal from İstanbul Convention will mean legitimization of male violence by the state’
Human Rights Association (İHD) Women’s Commission has released a written statement about the recent remarks of ruling AKP Vice Chair Numan Kurtulmuş, who said that “Turkey might consider withdrawing from the İstanbul Convention.”
6 July 2020
Unknown perpetrators break into rights defender Eren Keskin's house
Unknown perpetrators break into rights defender Eren Keskin's house
The incident was aimed at "threatening and intimidating" the lawyer, the Human Rights Association has stated.
17 June 2020
'It's bizarre to ban demonstrations due to Covid-19 amid fast reopening'
HDP'S 'MARCH FOR DEMOCRACY'
'It's bizarre to ban demonstrations due to Covid-19 amid fast reopening'
The Human Rights Association has criticized the demonstration bans in cities where the HDP is planning to visit as part of its "March for Democracy Against the Coup."
16 June 2020
‘Appointment of trustees to HDP municipalities has become a tradition’
VIOLATIONS OF RIGHTS IN MAY
‘Appointment of trustees to HDP municipalities has become a tradition’
From the May report of Initiative for Freedom of Expression, İHD and TİHV: Police intervened in protests and demonstrations for 91 times using physical violence. Four people were injured and 187 people were detained during these interventions.
16 June 2020
Report Shows Covid-19 Has Become a New Reason for Police Violence in Turkey
Report Shows Covid-19 Has Become a New Reason for Police Violence in Turkey
Out of 48 incidents where law enforcement officers used violence on citizens, 17 were related to coronavirus measures, according to a report by rights organizations.
9 June 2020
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