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• Week 751 of vigil by Saturday Mothers 

  Today's Saturday Mothers' rally in Istanbul was dedicated to Mehmet Ertak. The 32-year-old worker disappeared in 1992 following his arrest in Şırnak province.
• Body of Yılmaz killed in Amed not given to family for 28 days 

  Body of Mücahit Yılmaz, who was killed during a house raid in Amed, has not been given to his family for 28 days.
• IHD: In Osmaniye prison there is torture! 

  The Human Rights Association (IHD) prepared a report on the torture prisoners in Osmaniye No. 2 Closed Prison are subjected to. The report also includes testimonies by the prisoners.
• HDP Cizre co-chair released 

  HDP Cizre co-chair Güler Tunç has been released late last night. She had been taken into custody following a raid on her house in the evening.
• Tortured prisoner Adsiz goes on death fast 

  Prisoner Mehmet Adsiz has been on a death fast since July 29 to protest the torture he endured in the Elazig Prison No.1.
• Saturday Mothers demand justice for Ferhat Tepe 

  26 years ago, the then 18-year-old Özgür-Gündem correspondent Ferhat Tepe was abducted in Bitlis. Tepe's body was found two weeks later. He had been tortured to death.
• "Our lives are in danger"  

  Six prisoners transferred to the Maras Turkoglu Type L Prison No.1 said their lives are in danger and issued a call through their families. 
• Constitutional Court clears 9 academics who signed peace appeal 

  The Constitutional Court in Turkey has ruled that the freedom of expression of 9 academics who appealed for peace in the country has been violated.
• Human Rights Association: 33 years but still a long way to go 

  The Human Rights Association (IHD) celebrates its 33rd anniversary.
• Prisoners in Tekirdag Prison not receiving medical attention 

  Prisoners in Tekirdag F-Type Prison No. 2 are not receiving medical attention, said the sister of one of the inmates.
• ECHR convicts Turkey in Demirtaş case 

  Following a detailed examination of the statements made by Demirtaş, the ECHR found that, taken as a whole, they could not be regarded as amounting to incitement to engage in violence, armed resistance or rebellion, nor did they constitute hate speech.
• Torture in Turkey: "Violence is legitimized by the state" 

  Human rights lawyer and activist Eren Keskin comments on the rise in torture incidents in Turkey for ANF. According to her, it is clear that the state legitimizes this violence.
• Saturday Mothers ask for the whereabouts of the disappeared 

  The Saturday Mothers in Istanbul have asked for the whereabouts of six people who were abducted in February in connection with the attempted military coup in Turkey.
• "Afrin is a scene of war crimes" 

  The Afrin Human Rights Organization has set itself the task of documenting the war crimes committed by the occupiers in the region. The list of crimes of the last two months is long.
• 500 children abused in Adana in 7 months 

  IHD announced the Children’s Rights Violations Report for the last 7 months.
• IHD: We will keep seeking justice for Roboski 

  The Human Rights Association (IHD) Truth and Justice Commission, Istanbul Branch, issued a written statement to mark the 90th month since the death of 34 Kurds in Roboski.
• 479 social leaders killed in Colombia since Peace was signed 

  Colombian Ombudsman, Carlos Alfonso Negret, confirmed that, according to the records, between January 2016 and April of this year, 479 social leaders have been murdered throughout the country and 982 received threats between April 2018 and April 2019.
• Panel at UN to discuss human rights in Northern Syria 

  A panel is scheduled for today at the UN building in Geneva as part of the fringe meetings to the UN Human Rights Council Session.
• UN questions Turkey on the Armenian genocide 

  "What measures has Turkey taken to establish the facts, including the fate or whereabouts of Armenians who were subjected to forced internal displacement, detention, extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances during the period of 1915-1923?"
• Northern Syria panel at UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva 

  The 41st session of the Human Rights Council is taking place is Geneva. 
• Huge march for the Gay Pride in Sao Paulo 

  Attendance at the already traditional Gay Pride march held this Sunday in Sao Paulo has overcome any forecast.
• Sinn Féin: Introduce marriage equality in the North of Ireland 

  The blockade by a minority of political parties on equality for the LGBT community here is not sustainable, Leas Uachtarán Shinn Féin Michelle O’Neill has said. 
• European Court of Human Rights found Turkey guilty in KCK case 

  The case referred to the arrest en masse of hundreds of elected politicians, activists, human rights defenders in 2009.
• TJA criticised AKP policies on refugees 

  Tevgera Jinen Azad (TJA) issued a written statement today on the AKP's refugee policy.
• UNHCR: 70.8 million people forcibly displaced in 2018 

  Wars, violence and persecution have driven record numbers of people from their homes worldwide, according to the latest annual study by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.