HUMAN RIGHTS

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• ISIG says that at least 301 workers lost their lives in January and February 

  ISIG said that at least 301 workers lost their lives in January and February.
• TIHV publishes report on rights violations in the earthquake zone 

  The Human Rights Foundation of Turkey has published a report on rights violations in Turkey following the 6 February earthquake.
• Five inmates in Diyarbakır 1 and 2 High Security Prison deported  

  Five inmates in Diyarbakır 1 and 2 High Security Prison were deported to other jails.
• Lawyers' organisations press charges against Erdogan and ministers 

  In Istanbul, lawyers' organisations have filed criminal charges of intentional homicide against President Erdogan, his ministers and all those responsible for the scale of the earthquake disaster in Turkey.
• Lawyer Demir: Policy of impunity promotes attacks 

  Lawyer Cemal Demir stated that racist attacks in the earthquake-hit cities, the death of a person in a police station, lynching, torture and ill-treatment have increased because of the "policy of impunity".
• Three people tortured by the police in Antakya 

  The ÇHD Anti-Torture Commission calls for an investigation against special operations police officers who tortured three people in the earthquake-hit Antakya district of Hatay.
• Man found dead after discussion with an imam 

  A father of three from Doğubayazıt argued with an imam in front of a mosque and was taken to the police station. Shortly afterwards he was reported dead. Officially, the Kurdish man is said to have strangled himself with his cardigan. The family does not
• Amnesty International: Human rights must be ‘at the heart of response’ to earthquakes 

  Amnesty International stated that the humanitarian crises resulting from catastrophic earthquakes led to a worsening of the human rights situation in both Syria and Turkey by exacerbating pre-existing vulnerabilities.
• Families apply to visit their relatives on Imrali 

  The families of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and the other prisoners on Imrali applied to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and the Imrali Prison Directorate for a meeting with their relatives.
• Ill prisoner in Van High Security Closed jail not given medical treatment 

  Seyfettin Demhat, an ill prisoner held in Van High Security Closed Prison, is not being treated.
• Constitutional Court: Police intervention violated Saturday Mothers' right to assembly 

  The Constitutional Court (AYM) has decided that a police intervention against the Saturday Mothers' 700th week protest in August 2018 violated the rights of the protestors.
• Lawyers launch Justice Vigil to protest violations after earthquake 

  Legal organizations have taken action amidst reports of increasingly ongoing violations of rights in the areas hit by two devastating earthquakes on February 6.
• Lawyers submit another application for a meeting with Öcalan 

  Lawyers of the Asrın Law Office have applied to meet with their client, Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• HDP: There is no reliable information about child victims of earthquake 

  Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Children's Commission Co-Spokeswoman Nuray Türkmen said that the state does not have reliable information about the earthquake’s child victims.
• Iran executes Kurdish politician Ahmadi 

  29-year-old Kurdish politician and activist Serkut Ahmadi, who was imprisoned in Kirmaşan Closed Prison for two years, was executed by the Iranian state.
• Police torture of earthquake volunteers in Adiyaman confirmed by medical reports 

  Official medical reports confirmed the torture of 5 volunteers by the Turkish police in Adiyaman province.
• Lawyers in Mardin file criminal complaint against trustees and mayors 

  Lawyers in Mardin province filed a criminal complaint against 134 mayors, 2 of whom are government-appointed trustees, in 10 cities and districts affected by the earthquake.
• Prisoners' Voice Platform calls on people to show solidarity 

  The Prisoners' Voice Platform said that tens of thousands of prisoners and their relatives were affected by the earthquake and calls on everyone to show solidarity and support their work.
• Şenyaşar family resumes Justice Vigil in Urfa 

  The Şenyaşar family continues their struggle for justice in Urfa.
• Two prisoners in Gewran prison go on hunger strike 

  Herîwan Îsa and Eyaz Kerem went on hunger strike after Herîwan Îsa, one of the Behdinan activists imprisoned in Gewran prison in Hewler, was sent to a solitary cell.
• Prisoners beaten for opposing strip-search after transfer 

  Prisoners transferred from Karabük T Type High Security Prison to Samsun Kavak S Type High Security Prison were beaten by guards after opposing strip-search.
• 1,464 unaccompanied children after earthquake 

  Turkish officials said that there are 1,464 unaccompanied children as the result of the earthquake. Children First Association will file a criminal complaint today regarding the allegations that kids are given to mafias.
• No exceptional circumstances justify torture, says human rIghts organizations 

  The Turkish Medical Association, Human Rights Association and the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey said in a statement that "no exceptional circumstances justify torture".
• HDP files criminal complaint against authorities for torture against civilians 

  The HDP Law and Human Rights Commission and party lawyers filed a criminal complaint against the authorities regarding the lynching attacks and torture suffered by people in earthquake areas.
• Prisoners in Espiye Prison end their hunger strike  

  Prisoners in Giresun Espiye L Type Closed Prison announced that they called off their hunger strike due to the earthquake.