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prison conditions

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‘Prisons are overcrowded, some prisoners sleep on the floor’
VIOLATIONS OF RIGHTS
‘Prisons are overcrowded, some prisoners sleep on the floor’
Holding a press statement about the problems in Turkey’s prisons, HDP Muş MP Kılıç Koçyiğit has indicated that cleaning and hygiene products are sold at extremely high prices and not every product can be found in prison canteens.
30 October 2020
Ill prisoner Ruken Yıldız prevented from having treatment
Ill prisoner Ruken Yıldız prevented from having treatment
According to her elder brother Vedat Yıldız, prisoner Ruken Yıldız has a stomach problem, a cardiac disorder, blood pressure and anemia, but she is prevented from having treatment and “condemned to death” in Van Prison.
30 October 2020
Pandemic in Turkey: ‘Social distance disappears in prison’
HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION
Pandemic in Turkey: ‘Social distance disappears in prison’
According to a recent statement by the Diyarbakır Branch of Human Rights Association (İHD), nearly five wardens enter the wards for search in Elazığ Campus Prison, not paying attention to social distance amid COVID-19 pandemic.
29 October 2020
‘Prisoner died of COVID-19 in Elbistan’
‘Prisoner died of COVID-19 in Elbistan’
HDP Mardin MP Pero Dundar: “The medical report prepared by the Elbistan Public Hospital on October 2 after the death of prisoner Muhammed Emir has indicated that he died of an ‘epidemic disease/a natural death’.”
6 October 2020
‘How many prisoners died of COVID-19 in Turkey?’
CHP MP TANRIKULU
‘How many prisoners died of COVID-19 in Turkey?’
Addressing two Parliamentary questions to Justice Minister Gül, main opposition CHP’s Sezgin Tanrıkulu has asked, “How many applications have been made to your Ministry regarding the failure of prisons to provide prisoners with water or hot water?”
2 October 2020
Prison conditions in Turkey amid pandemic: ‘No ventilation, disinfectants, masks…’
Prison conditions in Turkey amid pandemic: ‘No ventilation, disinfectants, masks…’
The Civil Society in the Penal System (CİSST) Association has documented the complaints of prisoners in a recent report: Bathrooms are dirty, washbasins are few, tap water is dirty in some prisons while it is frequently cut in some others...
1 October 2020
Censorship censored as well
Censorship censored as well
A prisoner in Şakran Prison wanted to send his drawing to bianet. “We want a fair trial” was written on the drawing. But the prison administration censored it. When the prisoner wanted to write to bianet about this censorship, it was censored as well.
1 October 2020 Ayça Söylemez
Jailed lawyer bandaged her broken finger herself
Jailed lawyer bandaged her broken finger herself
Sentenced to 9 years in prison in the Progressive Lawyers Association (ÇHD) case and currently held in Düzce Prison, lawyer Aycan Çiçek’s finger was broken by wardens. She treated her broken finger herself with the help of another warden.
29 September 2020 Ayça Söylemez
Woman prisoner banned from having visitors for six years
VIOLATIONS OF RIGHTS IN MARDİN PRISON
Woman prisoner banned from having visitors for six years
Violations of rights in Mardin Type E Closed Prison: Women are given disciplinary punishment as they refused to be counted outside their wards, one woman is banned from having visitors for 6 years, another is given solitary confinement for 210 days.
18 September 2020 Evrim Kepenek
‘She has very simple demands, she demands her rights’
PRISONER ON DEATH FAST
‘She has very simple demands, she demands her rights’
Prison administration did not process death fasting prisoner Akman’s request for transfer to another prison. When her attorneys applied with the same request, it was also rejected as “the person herself must apply.” Akman is now in hospital.
7 September 2020 Ayça Söylemez
‘3 prisoners have gone on a hunger strike to protest violations of rights in Elazığ Prison’
HDP MP ÖNLÜ
‘3 prisoners have gone on a hunger strike to protest violations of rights in Elazığ Prison’
“Held in Elazığ Type T Prison, Hüseyin Bağ and two other inmates staying in the same ward have staged a protest against the raids conducted to wards day and night, swearwords and unjust disciplinary punishments,” says HDP MP Alican Önlü.
10 August 2020
‘We cannot give you eau de cologne, it contains alcohol’
REPORT BY HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION
‘We cannot give you eau de cologne, it contains alcohol’
From the Human Rights Association (İHD) report on prisons in Marmara region: “One prisoner was not given a tea cup because it has a handle and another prisoner was not given eau de cologne because it contains alcohol…’”
24 July 2020
‘Even if baby leaves prison for treatment, she will be quarantined when she returns’
‘Even if baby leaves prison for treatment, she will be quarantined when she returns’
The court has rejected the objection to the arrest of Eylem Oyunlu, who is imprisoned with her two babies. Her attorney and 25 organizations have made statements about the judicial process and the babies, who are both suffering from illnesses.
23 July 2020
Jailed columnist Murat Ağırel: It is torture, I will not consent to this
Jailed columnist Murat Ağırel: It is torture, I will not consent to this
Arrested as part of a lawsuit filed into the news on the death of an intelligence officer in Libya, columnist Ağırel was taken to the prison’s sickroom for his treatment, rather than a hospital. Held in a detention room there for over 5 hours, he refused treatment.
14 July 2020
1-month-old baby and 2-year-old child behind bars for 20 days
1-month-old baby and 2-year-old child behind bars for 20 days
Arrested by the Lice Penal Judgeship of Peace on June 17, Eylem O. was sent to Diyarbakır Women’s Closed Prison with her 10-day-old baby and 2-year-old child.
7 July 2020
‘My husband lives face to face with death’
PRISONER WITH COLON CANCER HAS COVID-19
‘My husband lives face to face with death’
Suffering from colon cancer, Deniz Yıldırım, the former Hozat District Co-Chair of the HDP, has contracted coronavirus in prison. An online petition has been launched to raise concerns and publicity about his situation.
30 June 2020
‘396 prisoners filed complaints about torture in 7 months’
JUSTICE MINISTRY
‘396 prisoners filed complaints about torture in 7 months’
Responding to a Parliamentary question by CHP MP Tanrıkulu, Turkey’s Justice Ministry has said, “Fundamental changes have been made in our legislation so that arrestees and convicts will not be subjected to any incidents of maltreatment.”
18 June 2020 Ruken Tuncel
Report on Violation of Rights in Kırşehir Closed Prison: Insult and Violence
Report on Violation of Rights in Kırşehir Closed Prison: Insult and Violence
Four human rights organizations have prepared a report on the violation of prisoner rights in Kırşehir Closed Prison based on the accounts of prisoners as communicated by their relatives and meetings with prison administration.
5 June 2020
‘Imprisoning a Child with the Mother is a Crime Against Humanity’
ACADEMIC MESUDE ATAY
‘Imprisoning a Child with the Mother is a Crime Against Humanity’
After Gönül Aslan was arrested in Diyarbakır this week, her 3-year-old son Dilgeş has been sent to prison with her. We have spoken with Prof. Mesude Atay from İstanbul Bilgi University about Dilgeş and hundreds of others like him behind bars.
28 May 2020 Evrim Kepenek
82 Prisoners Test Positive for Covid-19 in Silivri Prison, One Convict Dies
82 Prisoners Test Positive for Covid-19 in Silivri Prison, One Convict Dies
In a statement released by the Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, it has been announced that 72 prisoners are treated in an isolated area and 10 prisoners in medical institutions. A convict with chronic lung diseases has died of Covid-19.
22 May 2020
‘Release Prisoners in Coronavirus Risk Group’
‘Release Prisoners in Coronavirus Risk Group’
Four law and rights organizations have released their weekly report on the condition of prisons and prisoners in Turkey amid coronavirus pandemic. The organizations have reiterated their call for the release of all prisoners in the risk group.
18 May 2020
In Which Prisons of Turkey Have Prisoners Tested Positive for COVID-19?
In Which Prisons of Turkey Have Prisoners Tested Positive for COVID-19?
Addressing a Parliamentary question to Minister of Justice Abdulhamit Gül, HDP MP Gülüm has noted that the public needs to be informed about the number of prison personnel who have tested positive for COVID-19 and the prisons where they work.
12 May 2020
Coronavirus is in Silivri Prison, How are Prisoners Treated?
Coronavirus is in Silivri Prison, How are Prisoners Treated?
It has been announced that 44 prisoners have tested positive for COVID-19 in Silivri Prison. But, how were the prisoners taken to the hospital? Were the vehicles disinfected after that? Are there adequate measures to protect prisoners and wardens?
8 May 2020 Ayça Söylemez
‘Lives of Ill Prisoners Put at Risk’
CORONAVIRUS
‘Lives of Ill Prisoners Put at Risk’
Raising concerns over the conditions of prisons and ill prisoners amid coronavirus outbreak, rights organizations have reiterated that preventive measures against the outbreak need to be implemented in prisons immediately.
6 May 2020
COVID-19 Measure in Prison: ‘A Bar of Soap was Given Two Months Ago’
COVID-19 Measure in Prison: ‘A Bar of Soap was Given Two Months Ago’
HDP Ağrı MP Taşdemir has submitted a Parliamentary question regarding the difficulties in accessing hygiene products and medical treatment in the prison where 72-year-old former MP Halil Aksoy is also behind bars.
4 May 2020
PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan Talks to His Family on the Phone After 21 Years
PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan Talks to His Family on the Phone After 21 Years
Held in İmralı Prison, PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan has talked to his brother Mehmet Öcalan for the first time after 21 years. The other three inmates imprisoned in İmralı have also talked to their families on the phone.
30 April 2020
CİSST Association Report on Violations of Rights in Prisons Amid Covid-19 Pandemic
CİSST Association Report on Violations of Rights in Prisons Amid Covid-19 Pandemic
Civil Society in the Penal System (CİSST) Association has prepared a report on the complaints of prisoners in Turkey amid Covid-19 pandemic. Covering the period from April 15 to 28, the report shows that access to rights in prisons has been restricted.
30 April 2020
55 Prisoners Diagnosed with Covid-19 in Konya
55 Prisoners Diagnosed with Covid-19 in Konya
Diagnosed with coronavirus in Konya Type E Closed Prison, 55 arrestees and convicts have been referred to hospitals.
29 April 2020
120 Prisoners in 4 Prisons Diagnosed with Covid-19, Says Justice Minister
120 Prisoners in 4 Prisons Diagnosed with Covid-19, Says Justice Minister
Minister of Justice Abdulhamit Gül has stated, “120 arrestees and convicts from 4 separate prisons have been diagnosed with Covid-19. All of them are in treatment at hospitals, their general state of health is good.”
28 April 2020
‘A Mask is Sold for 17 Lira in Prison’
‘A Mask is Sold for 17 Lira in Prison’
HDP MP Züleyha Gülüm has shared the condition of Turkey’s prisons amid Covid-19 pandemic in a press statement. Gülüm has underlined that the Parliament should immediately convene and take action to find a solution for this problem.
22 April 2020
HDP Objects to Bill on Criminal Enforcement
HDP Objects to Bill on Criminal Enforcement
Expressing a dissenting opinion to the law draft on criminal enforcement approved by the Parliamentary Justice Commission, the HDP has raised concerns over the overcrowding in prisons and the conditions of ill prisoners.
6 April 2020
Human Rights Association: 1,564 Ill Prisoners in Turkey, 591 in Serious Condition
Human Rights Association: 1,564 Ill Prisoners in Turkey, 591 in Serious Condition
Making a statement about the condition of ill prisoners in Turkey amid COVID-19 outbreak, the Human Rights Association (İHD) has called on the President to “use his authority to release without making exceptions.”
1 April 2020
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