content tagged with Garîbe Gezer

Sister of prisoner who died after torture announces candidacy 'to be voice of prisoners'

Sister of prisoner who died after torture announces candidacy 'to be voice of prisoners'

"My top priority will be prisons. I will work to prevent deaths in prisons from being normalized as suicides," said Asya Gezer, who lost her sister in suspicious circumstances.

30 March 2023 Ruken Tuncel

Appeal against non-prosecution of Garibe Gezer’s claims of rape, torture in prison

SUSPICIOUS DEATH IN PRISON

Appeal against non-prosecution of Garibe Gezer’s claims of rape, torture in prison

Following the decision of non-prosecution given for the investigation into deceased prisoner Garibe Gezer's allegations of torture and sexual assault in Kandıra Prison, her lawyers have appealed to the Kandıra Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office.

10 January 2022

Prosecutors dismiss investigation into 'torture' claims of prisoner who died suspiciously

Prosecutors dismiss investigation into 'torture' claims of prisoner who died suspiciously

Shortly after she claimed to be systematically tortured and sexually assaulted, Garibe Gezer lost her life. The cause of her death was announced as "suicide."

Letter from prison: ‘Garibe Gezer was killed, they want to cover it up’

Letter from prison: ‘Garibe Gezer was killed, they want to cover it up’

Human Rights Association (İHD) Co-Chair Eren Keskin has shared the letter sent by prisoner Deniz Tepeli to lawyer Jiyan Tosun about the suspicious death of Garibe Gezer in Kandıra Prison.

22 December 2021

'Turkey’s prisons have turned into houses of death'

HDP'S GÜNAY

'Turkey’s prisons have turned into houses of death'

HDP Spokesperson Ebru Günay has said, “The prisons of a country are the mirrors of their democracy. Unfortunately, the prisons of Turkey have turned into houses of death. Only in the last week, two ill prisoners have lost their lives in prison.”

17 December 2021

‘Aysel Tuğluk, hundreds of ill prisoners left for dead in Turkey’

PRESS STATEMENT IN DİYARBAKIR

‘Aysel Tuğluk, hundreds of ill prisoners left for dead in Turkey’

The HDP, DBP and Peace Mothers have made a statement for the press in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority Diyarbakır province and raised concerns about the increasing violations of rights in the country’s prisons and the situation of ill prisoners.

16 December 2021

Suspicious death of Garibe Gezer in prison: Confidentiality order on both files

'DISMISS THE PROSECUTOR'

Suspicious death of Garibe Gezer in prison: Confidentiality order on both files

According to lawyer Jiyan Tosun, a confidentiality order has been imposed on both the file of the investigation into her complaint about “maltreatment” and the file of the investigation into her death. The lawyers will appeal against both orders.

15 December 2021 Evrim Kepenek

Prisoners probed for protesting suspicious death of Garibe Gezer in prison

Prisoners probed for protesting suspicious death of Garibe Gezer in prison

HDP Parliamentary Group Deputy Chair Danış-Beştaş has announced that a disciplinary investigation has been launched against the prisoners who protested the suspicious death of Garibe Gezer in Kandıra Prison in Kocaeli.

13 December 2021

Garibe Gezer suspiciously loses her life in prison

SHE TOLD OF TORTURE, RAPE

Garibe Gezer suspiciously loses her life in prison

Having announced that she was tortured and sexually assaulted in Kandıra Prison in Kocaeli, Garibe Gezer has suspiciously lost her life in the same prison. Lawyer Eren Keskin asks, “How could a person in a cell hang herself?”

10 December 2021