HUMAN RIGHTS

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• Lawyers of Demirtaş submit defense at ECHR Grand Chamber 

  The hearing concerning HDP’s Selahattin Demirtaş has taken place at the Grand Chamber of European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).
• Rights violations in Turkey underlined at UN Session in Geneva 

  The 42nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council is under way in Geneva. MRAP (Mouvement contre le Racisme et pour l’Amitié entre les Peuples) and the African Agency for Integrated Development (AAID) drew attention to the situation in Turkey. 
• Kurdish political prisoner jailed since 2011 dies in prison 

  Kurdish political prisoner Mustafa Akyol, jailed in Ağrı in 2011, has lost his life in prison.
• Statement of Demirtaş’s lawyers on ECHR hearing 

  Lawyers stated that, according to the explicit provision of the law, Selahattin Demirtaş should immediately be released.
• Three-month visitation ban for families of Imralı prisoners 

  A three-month visitation ban has been introduced for the families of Imralı prisoners.
• Maxmur Camp suffers shortages in medicines due to embargo 

  The Martyr Rüstem Cudi (Maxmur) Refugee Camp Health Committee announced that the camp is suffering from lack of the medicines needed.
• Norway convicted of extradition of Kurdish activist to Turkey 

  Kurdish activist Gülizar Taşdemir was extradited to Turkey by the Norwegian authorities last year. Now, a court has ruled that the human rights of Taşdemir have been violated during this process.
• Bodies of guerrillas who fell in July still not given to families 

  Bodies of Hıdır Çallı and Taylan Kutlar, who were martyred in Dersim in July, are yet to be given to their families.
• Turkey repression and arrests to land at UN human rights session 

  "In the context of the attempted “coup d’état”, the Turkish government continues to harass and suppress the fundamental rights of the members of the press, of the lawyers, human rights defenders, NGOs, academics."
• Women prisoners in Bakirkoy jail denied medical rights 

  "We want the human rights institutions to hear our voice. - said the prisoners in their letter - We do not accept these type of violations."
• Prisoners in Patnos jail exposed to inhumane practices 

  Prisoners in Patnos L-Type Prison are protesting because there are bugs in the food, visits were banned and they are harassed.
• 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.