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2009: 36 Deaths in Prison, 36 Deaths for Ignoring "Stop Warning"

İHD-TİHV 2009 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT

2009: 36 Deaths in Prison, 36 Deaths for Ignoring "Stop Warning"

According to the annual report of the Turkish rights organizations İHD and TİHV for 2009, 36 people died in prison, 6 in detention, 61 were shot by village guards, 36 died for ignoring the police's "stop warning". 50 soldiers and 91 armed militants died in conflicts.

3 May 2010 Tolga Korkut

Teacher Tortures Primary School Student in Class

VIOLENCE AT SCHOOL

Teacher Tortures Primary School Student in Class

Primary school teacher F.N. was suspended after she had kicked a six-year-old student in class. The teachers' union demands a thorough investigation of the general situation at the school in southern Turkey and emphasized that the resignation of one or two people is not enough.

21 April 2010 Semra Pelek

Impunity in Torture Case with New Prosecutor?

ENGIN ÇEBER CASE

Impunity in Torture Case with New Prosecutor?

Newly assigned prosecutor Calık in the torture case of Engin Çeber, who died from torture in detention, requested a life sentence for only two of a total of 60 defendants and acquittal for ten police officers. Lawyer Tanay criticized that the demanded sentences resemble an exemption from punishment.

13 April 2010 Tolga Korkut

Turkey Pays for Censorship and Torture: 52,613 Euros

ECHR

Turkey Pays for Censorship and Torture: 52,613 Euros

The ECHR has penalised Turkey with over 50,000 Euros in several cases of torture and violation of the freedom of expression.

30 June 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

Rights Activists Call for Torture to Be Punished

Solidarity with Torture Victims

Rights Activists Call for Torture to Be Punished

Rights activists have warned that there has been a rise in cases of maltreatment and torture since 2005. Perpetrators mostly remain unpunished.

26 June 2009 Erhan Üstündağ

Judges Withdraw from Torture Case

Lawyers for the Çeber family have accused the judges of leniency towards the accused police officers. The judges have withdrawn, and it is yet to be decided which court will take on the case.

5 March 2009 Tolga Korkut

Letter from Prison Proves Torture Killed Rights Activist

Letter from Prison Proves Torture Killed Rights Activist

The court considering the death of activist Çeber has been given a letter written by the deceased and smuggled out of prison by a cell mate. A lawyer for his family believes that this will prove the defendants in the case are lying.

2 March 2009 Tolga Korkut

Judges, Prosecutors and Doctors to Receive Training in Documenting Torture

The Turkish Medical Association will first train a team of 250 trainers; they in turn will educate 5,500 lawyers and doctors who are not experts in forensic medicine.

19 February 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

CNN Türk Interview About Torture Acquitted

The court acquitted program producer Barış Pehlivan and torture witness Nurettin Yılmaz for the torture interview aired in CNN Türk.

19 November 2008

TV Interview With A Torture Victim Brings Prosecution

In Turkey, not the torture but the testimonies of those tortured face trial. Pehlivan of CNN Türk faces prosecution for airing an interview with a torture victim.

10 November 2008

Police Officers Suspects In The Torture Case Released

Police Officers Suspects In The Torture Case Released

In the Ceber torture case, the prosecutor released the 35 police officers, suspect in the case, after taking their statements. Ceber's lawyer thinks that at least the police officers identified by those tortured should have been arrested.

6 November 2008

Prosecutor Catches The Torture In The Station

İdil Prosecutor of Şırnak province in the eastern Turkey receives a tip about eight people getting a beating and then catches heavily beaten up people in the police station. An investigation is launched against those responsible for the torture.

24 October 2008

Inspectors Ignore The Medical Reports In The Torture Investigation

The investigation by the inspectors of the Ministry of Interior determines Ceber and his friends were not tortured at the Istinye Police Station. Their lawyer states that the medical reports claim the opposite.

22 October 2008 Tolga Korkut

Tortured Activist’s Father Says Apology Is Not Enough

Talking at the press release held by People’s Law Bureau, Engin Ceber’s father says apology is not enough. Activist Ceber had died in the hospital after being tortured in prison.

16 October 2008

Eight Torture Verdicts Against Turkey From The ECHR

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) sentences Turkey to pay total of 72 thousand for the eight applications, including the one submitted by journalist Eren.

15 October 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

Tortured Activists Released After The Third Application

The court released Gün, Karakaya and Baykal, who were taken into custody together with Engin Ceber, activist who died of bad treatment in prison a few days ago.

15 October 2008 Tolga Korkut

Justice Minister Recognizes The Possibility Of Torture

The inspectors from the Ministry of Justice reached the conclusion that there was bad treatment in the case of Ceber’s death. 19 officials from the Metris Prison have been removed from their posts temporarily.

14 October 2008 Tolga Korkut

Amnesty International Launches An Emergency Action For The Tortured Activists

Amnesty International demanded independent medical treatment an aid for Gün and Karakaya, who have been facing torture and bad treatment. Their friend Ceber, who was put into prison with time, died a few days ago for the bad treatment he received in prison.

14 October 2008

Lawyers Cannot Have The File In Ceber’s Death

Lawyer Timtik says the secrecy decision in the investigation of Engin Ceber’s torture will affect the trial of the case negatively.

13 October 2008 Tolga Korkut

A 29 Year Old Dies From Torture For Participating In A Press Release

A 29 Year Old Dies From Torture For Participating In A Press Release

Lawyer Aslan said that one of her clients, twenty-nine year old Ceber, died because of torture and another one of his clients is in the danger of dying.

10 October 2008 Tolga Korkut

Zero Tolerance To Torture Equals 4719 Complaints

Ruling Party’s ‘Zero Tolerance To Torture’ policy still produces way too many complaints, even according to the numbers of the Minister of Justice. Human Rights organization describe the situation as a major contradiction.

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.

The UN Demands More Protection For Woman In Prevention Of Torture

Six UN organs got together in a public announcement to emphasize how the violence against women can easily include a dimension of torture and they demanded more protection for women in the processes for the prevention of torture.

“Violence Is On The Rise” Says Amnesty International

“Violence Is On The Rise” Says Amnesty International

Amnesty International presents its yearly report. With the freedom of expression violations, the Dink murder, the Malatya massacre, the police violation and the like, the section of the report about Turkey paints a bleak picture.

29 May 2008 Erhan Üstündağ

We Are Asking Civil Society To Inspect The Detention Centers

We Are Asking Civil Society To Inspect The Detention Centers

The Human Rights Presidency, a government body, declares that its committees will inspect the police and gendarmerie detention centers unannounced and they want at least one member of them to come from the non-governmental organizations.

21 May 2008 Tolga Korkut

Families Accuse Police For Torturing Their Kids

Families of the high school children who were tortured in the police station turn to the Association of Human Rights. They report the crime and the Public Prosecutor starts an investigation.

13 May 2008 Tolga Korkut

452 Claims of Torture in 2007, Says TIHV

452 Claims of Torture in 2007, Says TIHV

The Turkish Human Rights Foundation (TIHV) has published its annual report, in which it says that 452 people applied to its centres with claims of torture and maltreatment.

20 February 2008 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü

ECHR: Damages for Torture Victim

The ECHR has awarded damages to a young man who was tortured while in detention in Diyarbakir in 2002.

24 September 2007 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü,A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü

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