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‘49 prisoners lost their lives this year’
HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION
‘49 prisoners lost their lives this year’
The Human Rights Association (İHD) Central Prisons' Commission has stated, “COVID-19 proves fatal especially for people with chronic diseases. Since April 15, four seriously ill prisoners aged over 70 have lost their lives.”
19 November 2020
Non-pecuniary damages for ill treatment in prison
Non-pecuniary damages for ill treatment in prison
The Constitutional Court has concluded that the prohibition of ill treatment was violated when a convict was kept in a cold room for five days with his hands and feet tied behind his back in what is known as the “hogtie” method, a notorious form of torture.
19 November 2020 Ayça Söylemez
‘Prison population of Turkey is above world average’
‘Prison population of Turkey is above world average’
The Civil Society in the Penal System (CİSST) Association has released its annual report on Turkey’s prisons and their human rights conditions in 2019.
11 November 2020
‘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
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
Ill prisoner Boçnak loses his life
Ill prisoner Boçnak loses his life
Arrested as part of an operation conducted against the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) and behind bars for three years, ill prisoner Ali Boçnak (76) has lost his life.
24 September 2020
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
Selahattin Demirtaş not allowed to see his daughters
Selahattin Demirtaş not allowed to see his daughters
Başak Demirtaş, the wife of HDP's arrested former Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş, has said, “Selahattin was not allowed to see our daughters Delal and Dılda together. Since the pandemic broke out, he could see his daughters only for once and separately.”
1 September 2020
‘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
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
‘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
‘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
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
9 Demands from 393 Women for Prisoners’ Right to Life and Health
9 Demands from 393 Women for Prisoners’ Right to Life and Health
393 rights defenders have shared nine demands with the public so that the right to life and health of arrested and convicted people can be safeguarded in prisons of Turkey amid coronavirus pandemic.
8 May 2020
‘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
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
Don’t Let Prison be a Funeral Home
PENNED BY EVİN JİYAN KIŞANAK
Don’t Let Prison be a Funeral Home
In the aftermath of September 12 military coup, my mother was in Diyarbakır No. 5 Military Prison, where the most inhuman tortures were inflicted. Crimes against humanity were committed there. But, she has never stopped saying peace and equality.
1 April 2020 Evin Jiyan Kışanak
27 Rights Organizations Call on Turkey to Release Jailed Journalists
27 Rights Organizations Call on Turkey to Release Jailed Journalists
In the joint statement, it has been indicated, “We call on the Turkish authorities to immediately and unconditionally release journalists, human rights defenders and others who have been charged or convicted simply for exercising their rights.”
31 March 2020
12 Requests for Prisoners Amid Covid-19 Pandemic
12 Requests for Prisoners Amid Covid-19 Pandemic
Six civil society and professional organizations have requested that necessary measures be taken against coronavirus pandemic in prisons and child prisoners as well as the ones who are seriously ill and older than 60 be released.
27 March 2020
Prisoners are Vulnerable to COVID-19
Prisoners are Vulnerable to COVID-19
Prisoners complain that they sleep close, everything is commonly used in closed spaces, no cleaning is done, there is not even a soap and not enough sinks, bathrooms are locked, food is unhealthy and dirty, the quarantined share the same space with others…
26 March 2020
'Political Prisoners Should Not be Excluded from Prison Release over Coronavirus'
STATEMENTS BY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS AND LAWYERS
'Political Prisoners Should Not be Excluded from Prison Release over Coronavirus'
In order to prevent Covid-19 from spreading in prisons, the government is poised to release as many as 100 thousand prisoners, except for those imprisoned for offenses related to "terrorism, drugs and sexual abuse."
23 March 2020
Call for an Effective Investigation into Torture of Death Fasting Prisoner Mustafa Koçak
Call for an Effective Investigation into Torture of Death Fasting Prisoner Mustafa Koçak
After his attorney announced that death fasting prisoner Mustafa Koçak was subjected to torture and forced treatment, rights organizations have made a call for a medical examination by independent physicians and an effective investigation.
18 March 2020 Ayça Söylemez
‘State and Prison Administrations Responsible for Protecting Prisoners from Covid-19’
‘State and Prison Administrations Responsible for Protecting Prisoners from Covid-19’
Listing 14 recommendations, nine rights organizations, unions and professional chambers have called on the state and prison administrations to take necessary precautions to protect the prisoners and prison personnel from coronavirus.
17 March 2020
Lack of Precautions for Coronavirus in Prisons May Cause 'Grave Consequences'
Lack of Precautions for Coronavirus in Prisons May Cause 'Grave Consequences'
Lawyers and rights defenders who regularly visit prisons have spoken to bianet about possible consequences of the outbreak and the precautions that should be taken.
11 March 2020 Evrim Kepenek
Demirtaş Prevented from Reading His Own Interview, Again: ‘It Fuels Opposition to State’
Demirtaş Prevented from Reading His Own Interview, Again: ‘It Fuels Opposition to State’
Imprisoned former HDP Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş was not given daily Evrensel with his own interview on the ground that “it fuels opposition to the state.”
18 December 2019
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