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There are 110 Ill Women Behind Bars, Says Human Rights Association

ILL INMATES / WEEK 415

There are 110 Ill Women Behind Bars, Says Human Rights Association

In the 415th sit-in protest held for inmates of Type-F prisons, the Prisons Commission of the Human Rights Association (İHD) İstanbul Branch raised concerns over ill women inmates in Turkey ahead of March 8 International Women’s Day.

9 March 2020 Evrim Kepenek

HDP MP Gülüm: There are 1,334 Ill Inmates in Turkey

ILL PRISONERS ON PARLIAMENTARY AGENDA

HDP MP Gülüm: There are 1,334 Ill Inmates in Turkey

HDP MP Züleyha Gülüm has submitted a Parliamentary question about the death of Hüseyin Polat, who had gastrointestinal bleeding in Tekirdağ Type F Prison and sent back to prison because “there was no room” at the hospital.

29 January 2020

Proposal by CHP: Release Ill Inmates Without Forensic Medical Report

Proposal by CHP: Release Ill Inmates Without Forensic Medical Report

CHP MP Aydoğan has proposed that a Parliamentary Investigation Commission should be established to investigate the violations of rights in prisons.

6 December 2019 Ruken Tuncel

Erdoğan Pardons 3 Prisoners, There are Still 1,333 Ill Inmates Behind Bars

Erdoğan Pardons 3 Prisoners, There are Still 1,333 Ill Inmates Behind Bars

President Erdoğan has pardoned three ill inmates sentenced to prison on a series of charges including “willful killing, willful injury and insult of public officers, use of unregistered firearms, qualified robbery and deprivation of liberty”.

7 November 2019

Journalist Ziya Ataman Sentenced to 14 Years, 3 Months in Prison

Journalist Ziya Ataman Sentenced to 14 Years, 3 Months in Prison

Journalist and seriously ill inmate Ziya Ataman has been sentenced to 14 years, 3 months in prison on charge of “being a member of a terrorist organization”.

24 September 2019

‘There are 1,333 Ill Inmates in Prisons, 457 of Them in Critical Condition’

HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION

‘There are 1,333 Ill Inmates in Prisons, 457 of Them in Critical Condition’

Human Rights Association has announced that there are 1,333 ill prisoners in Turkey, 457 of whom are in critical condition. Lawyer Boztoprak has said that the difficulties in accessing this data has increased due to established state of emergency practices.

İHD Calls For Deputy Candidates for Ill Inmates

İHD Calls For Deputy Candidates for Ill Inmates

There are 721 ill inmates in Turkey’s prisons. 282 of them are seriously ill. İHD calls for deputy candidates, government and bureaucrats for ill inmates to be kept on their agendas.