content tagged with Uğur Kaymaz

Killed with 13 bullets at the age of 12, Uğur Kaymaz commemorated

Killed with 13 bullets at the age of 12, Uğur Kaymaz commemorated

Speaking at the commemoration, HDP Mardin Co-Chair Kuday has underlined that child murders can be prevented only by identifying and penalizing perpetrators.

22 November 2021

Mardin Kızıltepe Municipality Removes Statue of Kaymaz

Mardin Kızıltepe Municipality Removes Statue of Kaymaz

The trustee appointed to Mardin’s Kızıltepe Municipality has removed the statue of Uğur Kaymaz, who was killed along with his father in Mardin in 2004.

Children Killed By the State

Children Killed By the State

Berkin Elvan is not the first child who died as a result of state violence. Hundreds of children lost their lives because of the state violence since 1988.

ECHR: Uğur Kaymaz’s Right to Life Violated

ECHR: Uğur Kaymaz’s Right to Life Violated

The European Court of Human Rights ruled that Turkey violated the right of Uğur Kaymaz (13) and Ahmet Kaymaz who were killed by a police raid in Mardin province in 2004.

26 February 2014 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

Children Rights Abuses Maintain in Turkey

Children Rights Abuses Maintain in Turkey

A children rights association called for an end of children's rights abuses in Turkey on the death anniversary of Uğur Kaymaz, 12, saying that perpetrators should not go unpunished.

21 November 2012

Killing 12-year-old Uğur Kaymaz - "Use of Proportional Force"?

Killing 12-year-old Uğur Kaymaz - "Use of Proportional Force"?

The Turkish government submitted their defence regarding the killing of 12-year-old Uğur Kantar and his father to the European Court of Human Rights. It was claimed that "proportional force" was used and that the policemen "had no other option".

Teachers Commemorating Killed Student Arrested

Teachers Commemorating Killed Student Arrested

Four teachers were arrested on charges of "making propaganda for an illegal organization" because they attended the commemoration ceremony for Uğur Kaymaz. The student was killed by the police when he was twelve years old.

3 August 2011 Ekin Karaca

Prison Sentences for Commemorating 12-Year Old Kaymaz

Prison Sentences for Commemorating 12-Year Old Kaymaz

A Diyarbakır court convicted 6 defendants of "organizational propaganda" on the grounds of their commemorating Ahmet Kaymaz and his son Uğur who were killed by the police. One of the convicts is Uğur's uncle.

6 October 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Journalists Acquitted from Charges for the Term "Murderers"

Journalists Acquitted from Charges for the Term "Murderers"

Journalists Kurt and Kökçüoğlu were finally acquitted by an Ankara court. They were tried for defending the right to conscientious objection and because they called the people responsible for the death of 12-year-old Uğur Kaymaz "murderers".

9 July 2010 Erol Önderoğlu