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Bill Proposal For Sick Inmates

Bill Proposal For Sick Inmates

CHP deputy Veli Ağbaba submitted a bill proposal enabling sick inmates to be released without an official admission by Forensics Institute. The aforementioned bill also removes the expression “those who are considered not to pose a public security threat”.

28 January 2014

“Deportation Order Givers Must Be Prosecuted”

“Deportation Order Givers Must Be Prosecuted”

Turkey’s major human rights organizations urged authorities to launch investigations on those who deported refugees from Uzbekistan in 2008.

5 December 2013

IHD Urges For Humanitarian Aid to Rojava

IHD Urges For Humanitarian Aid to Rojava

Human Right Association (IHD) released a report on the situation of Turkey’s border with Syria, urging the authorities to provide legal status and healthcare for refugees.

11 October 2013

Mass Grave Foundation to Establish in Diyarbakır

Mass Grave Foundation to Establish in Diyarbakır

Human Right Association (IHD) Diyarbakır Branch is preparing to establish a mass grave foundation - an initiative aimed to form a DNA bank and seek disappeared people as well as deceased PKK members upon family applications.

27 September 2013

"872 Right Violations in Turkey’s Prisons in 2013”

IHD DIYARBAKIR BRANCH REPORT

"872 Right Violations in Turkey’s Prisons in 2013”

Human Rights Association (IHD) Diyarbakır Branch released a report on the human rights violations in Turkey’s eastern and southeasters region prisons within the first 6 months of 2013, warning that death toll could climb due to sick inmates.

Turkey’s Council of State Ignores ECHR Verdict

ABDULLAH YAŞA CASE

Turkey’s Council of State Ignores ECHR Verdict

Ignoring an ECHR verdict, Turkey’s Council of State confirmed a lower court ruling on the rejection of repartition demand in the case of Abdullah Yaşa - a 13 year old victim of police canisters during a demonstration in Diyarbakır in 2006.

IHD: Denmark Violated Copenhagen Criteria

IHD: Denmark Violated Copenhagen Criteria

IHD protested Denmark’s decision on the closure of pro-Kurdish channels MMC, NUÇE and ROJ TV.

PKK Denies Involvement in Deadly Blast in Gaziantep

PKK Denies Involvement in Deadly Blast in Gaziantep

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) denied it had any involvement in Monday’s deadly blast in the southeastern province of Gaziantep that killed nine people and injured 69. The Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) and human rights organizations also condemned the incident.

“Human Dignity Shall Prevail Over Torture”

HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION TURNS 26

“Human Dignity Shall Prevail Over Torture”

The Human Rights Association (IHD) celebrated its 26th anniversary with a press release in Istanbul’s Sultanahmet Square on Monday. “The only thing we believe we have succeeded in is the proliferation of the idea that human rights constitute a value and that any struggle is worth waging for it,” IHD member Ümit Efe said.

17 July 2012 Ece Zeren Aydınoğlu

Police Brutality Takes Hefty Toll in BDP’s Diyarbakır Rally

HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION REPORT

Police Brutality Takes Hefty Toll in BDP’s Diyarbakır Rally

The Human Rights Association (IHD) released a report concerning the rampant acts of violence committed by the police during the banned demonstrations organized by the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) over the weekend in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır.

178 Deaths Mark the First Half of 2012 in the East

HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT

178 Deaths Mark the First Half of 2012 in the East

Some 15,109 rights violations took place in eastern Turkey during the first half of 2012, according to a report by the Human Rights Association (IHD.) A total of 56 security personnel and 122 militants of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) also lost their lives during the same period.

“How Many More Must Die Before Peace Comes?”

HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS ASK

“How Many More Must Die Before Peace Comes?”

Human rights organizations called for an end to all violence between the Turkish military and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) during a press release today, following fierce clashes that killed and injured scores of people from both sides in recent days.

Government’s Soliloquy on the Human Rights Institution

RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS REPROACH

Government’s Soliloquy on the Human Rights Institution

Human rights organizations decried the new draft law on the Turkish Human Rights Institution (TIHK) during a press meeting at the headquarters of the Human Rights Association (IHD) on June 14.

15 June 2012 Serhat Korkmaz

NGOs Urge Release of Nine Terminally Ill Prisoners

NGOs Urge Release of Nine Terminally Ill Prisoners

Human rights activists criticized lack of adequate medical treatment for prisoners, quoting that 913 people has died in prisons during the last decade due to health problems.

Retired Colonel Temizöz Detained Pending Trial

UNSOLVED MURDERS

Retired Colonel Temizöz Detained Pending Trial

Colonel Cemal Temizöz, former Kayseri Provincial Gendarmerie Regiment Commander, was brought to the Diyarbakır D Type Prison. He is tried for alleged kidnapping and killing 20 people with torture in Cizre between 1993 and 1995.

21 September 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

IHD 2009 Report: 24 Deaths in Prisons in 1 Year

RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN PRISONS

IHD 2009 Report: 24 Deaths in Prisons in 1 Year

According to the annual report of the Human Rights Association, 24 people have died in Turkish prisons in the last year. 11 people died of illness, 3 people committed suicide, 4 were killed. The Association received 2,640 applications in 2009, 397 because of torture and mal-treatment.

25 March 2010 Tolga Korkut

No Hope for Survivors, only for Finding Their Graves

PROJECT ON UNSOLVED DISAPPEARANCES

No Hope for Survivors, only for Finding Their Graves

In the 1990s thousands of people in Turkey have disappeared or were murdered. Many cases have still not been solved, and perpetrators have not been brought to justice. With the "Project on Unsolved Disappearances" human rights defenders claim to give the relatives at least a place to moarn.

3 December 2009 Bawer Çakır

İHD Relases Annual Report

According to the human rights organization, 37 people died in prisons and 8 people died while under police custody. İHD chair Türkdoğan says, rights violations escalated.

Rights Activist Öndül "There Was Little Hint of Coup Attempt in 2002"

Rights Activist Öndül "There Was Little Hint of Coup Attempt in 2002"

The former president of the Human Rights Association comments on the coup plans revealed in the media and on the Ergenekon investigation. He remembers anticipating tensions in 2003 and 2004, but not a military coup.

20 March 2009 Tolga Korkut

IHD: 38 Died in Prison in 2008

Human Rights Association releases its annual report on rights violations in prisons. IHD received 3 519 applications regarding rights violations such as arbitrary ban on books and communication in Kurdish as well as disciplinary practices.

6 February 2009

Conscientious Objector Özkan Faces Court

Doğan Özkan read a press briefing of the Human Rights Association in front of Selimiye Barracks in Üsküdar in 2004. Now he is facing court for discouraging people from doing military service.

5 February 2009 Bawer Çakır

Activists Hand Out Copies Of The Declaration Of Human Rights To People On The Street

On the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the activists from the Human Rights Association (İHD) handed out the copies of the declaration on one of the busiest streets of Istanbul.

12 December 2008 Bawer Çakır

Five Guardians Arrested In Sakarya Prison For Torture

In the investigation launched upon the complaint of convict Selahattin İşmen in the Ferikli Prison of Sakarya province, five prison officers have been arrested.

14 November 2008

Another Women Forced To A Strip Search During Prison Visit

Gülnaz Türkmen is forced to strip search while visiting her son in prison. Human Rights Organizations protest, demanding that prisons are opened to their inspection.

10 September 2008

“Mandatory Religion Courses Are Everyone’s Concern”

President of the Human Rights Organization demands the removal of the mandatory religion courses. He says this is not the state’s domain.

10 September 2008

DTP Branch Offices Under Poisoned Letter Attacks

The Democratic Society Party announced that their Gaziosmanpaşa and Bağcılar district offices, both in Istanbul, had received poisoned letters.

3 September 2008 Tolga Korkut

Human Rights Activist’s Arm Broken In Police Search

Administrators of the Human Rights Association’s Adana Branch get into an argument with police officers during a search. One of the activists is pushed down the stairs and his arm is broken. İHD wants those responsible be punished.

İHD Demands Investigation Of Human Rights Violations In Bitlis, Siirt, Erzurum Prisons

İHD’s Diyarbakır branch exposes the insults and threats Ahmet Kırboğa was subjected to during his transfer to another prison. They demand investigation of human rights violations in Bitlis, Siirt, Erzurum prisons.

Armenian and Turkish Intellectuals Debate "24 April 1915"

“What happened on April 24, 1915?”. Ara Sarafian of the Gomidas Institute, debates with Turkish colleagues Keskin, Aydın and Zarakolu. It's high time to face the past, intellectuals urge.

IHD Activists Call for “Peace” in Many Languages

On Wednesday, the peace commission of the Istanbul branch of the Human Rights Association staged a protest for peace and a solution to the Kurdish question in Taksim.

6 March 2008 Emine Özcan

Human Rights Activist Kizgin Imprisoned in Bingöl

Yesterday, former IHD branch president Ridvan Kizgin was sent to prison for two years and six months for investigating the murders of villagers.

301 Trial of Activist on “Military Request”

The General Staff has sued lawyer and human rights activist Keskin for “denigrating the army”; Keskin said, “I will continue to criticise militarist pressure.”

28 February 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

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