Fırat Okşak was killed by an explosive close to the place where Ceylan Önkol lost her life last September. BDP MP Kışanak asks Interior Minister Atalay in a motion whether an investigation has been launched and if the explosive belonged to the nearby gendarmerie station.

HIV positive person A.S. was layed-off because of his carrying the HI virus. He did not accept this discrimination and went to court. Both the Labour Court and the Court of Appeals decreed for his return to work.

The State Council Administrative Board of Litigation accepted the objection of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs against holding the enforcement of the GDO regulations. The regulations are again in effect.

The State Council Administrative Board of Litigation accepted the objection of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs against holding the enforcement of the GDO regulations. The regulations are again in effect.

Fishermen from the Gulf of İğneada won their case against filling in a part of the gulf and building an industrial pier. With their struggle, the fishermen prevented the region to be turned into an industrial area.

2 out of 12 children detained in Adana applied to the prosecutor's office because they were exposed to torture in custody and in prison. Lawyer Bek said the children showed signs of assaults when he talked to them in prison.

The Bio-Safety Bill will be discussed in the parliament in the coming days. Özlüer from Ankara University criticizes that the draft law is objectionable because it only provides a framework and leaves the details to the corporation bylaws.

Prior to the summit on climate change in Copenhagen, the Greens criticise the national strategy document, arguing that it shows that the government did not quite understand the problem. The Greens admonish, "More coal and nuclear power are not the solution".

While the number of children in detention in eastern and south-eastern Anatolia is ever on the rise, the draft law for children charged with terrorism has been shelved. Yet, the matter holds a pressing urgency. Lawyer Yılmaz talks about arbitrary detention of children and forged evidence.

Children's rights defender Arkadaş criticizes Turkey's reservations on the Convention of the Rights of the Child, saying that the children's rights are violated by the reservations. Children's rights defenders urge the government to include the issue into the "democratic initiative" soon.

Following the State Counil's decision, there are 12 days left to amend the government's regulations and have the nuclear power station tender approved by the Council of Ministers. Göltaş from the Electrical Engineers Chamber said this was practically impossible. The tender's dead line is 24 November.

In the context of the "democratic initiative" the government has prepared a bill regarding children being prosecuted under charges of "terror crimes". The bill will abrogate equal prosecution standards for children and adults. Children's rights defenders evaluate the bill as insufficient, criticizing that children participating in protest actions can still be adjudged to long sentences.