HUMAN RIGHTS

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• Relatives of prisoners detained in Istanbul 

  In Turkey, relatives are fighting for the lives of seriously ill prisoners. In Istanbul, a "justice vigil" was again attacked by the police, and two women were detained by the use of force.
• IHD: What happened in Dersim is a genocide 

  Noting that what happened in Dersim was a genocide, the IHD stated that a 'Truth Commission for Dersim' should be established.
• HDP calls for international action as more prisoners lose their lives in Turkey 

  HDP calls on the international community, the CPT, other relevant organs of the Council of Europe and other human rights organizations, to take action against torture and inhumane conditions in Turkish prisons before even more people lose their lives.
• Ill prisoner in Ahlat T Type Closed Prison threatened with death for saying "I am Kurdish" 

  Naif İşçi, an ill prisoner in Ahlat T Type Closed Prison, was threatened with death for saying "I am Kurd".
• Prisoners in Islahiye T Type Prison continue their hunger strike to protest violation of rights 

  Prisoners in Islahiye T Type Prison have entered their 27th day on hunger strike. They are protesting the rights violations they have been subjected to.
• KHRN publishes its 2021 report on human rights violations in Rojhilat 

  According to the KHRN report, a total of 202 activists, women and young people lost their lives for political, security, economic and social reasons in Rojhilat (East Kurdistan) last year.
• Human Rights Association: There are 1,517 ill prisoners in jail 

  The Prisons Commission of the Human Rights Association (IHD) published its updated list of ill prisoners in Istanbul.
• Families protesting for prisoners on death fast detained 

  Nine members of the prisoners' families’ organization TAYAD have been detained in Ankara while drawing attention to the fate of political prisoners Sibel Balaç and Gökhan Yıldırım who are on death fast.
• Lawyer Yıldız: All resources available should be used in order to expose violation of rights 

  Lawyer Destina Yıldız explained the ways that prisoners and their families should resort to in order for the violations of rights to be reflected outside, and said that when an effective investigation is not carried out, violations are covered up.
• NGOs expose increase in number of women executed in Iran  

  It has been reported that there has been a strong increase of 25 percent in executions in Iran in 2021. In particular, there is a significant increase in the number of women executed.
• IBAHRI condemns the sentencing of Osman Kavala to life-long imprisonment 

  Growing reactions against the sentencing of Osman Kavala, who was charged with ‘attempting to overthrow the government by force’ in relation to the Gezi Park protests.
• Hıdır Sabur: We must raise our voice to expose violations of rights in prison 

  Hıdır Sabur, the term spokesperson of the Solidarity with Prisoners Initiative, said that many prisoners' families are afraid to speak up because of the oppression, and stressed that the torture of prisoners has increased and they need to be heard.
• Amnesty International says conviction of Osman Kavala a devastating blow for human rights 

  Amnesty International’s Europe Director said that "Gezi verdict deals a devastating blow not only to Osman Kavala, his co-defendants and their families, but to everyone who believes in justice and human rights activism in Turkey and beyond."
• Court says the officer who ran over 5-year-old child ‘cannot be attributed negligence’ 

  The criminal court of first instance handed down its detailed judgment in the trial of the police officer who had run over Efe Tektekin with an armored vehicle in Diyarbakır and was acquitted by court.
• Habip Eksik says that the AKP government appears to have declared war on prisoners 

  HDP Law and Human Rights Commission member Habip Eksik said that the AKP government has almost declared war on prisoners, and that jails have been turned into death houses and torture centers.
• Prisoners on hunger strike denied salt and sugar 

  Prisoners on hunger strike at Islahiye T Type Prison are not provided with salt, sugar, and lemon.
• DBP Van Provincial co-chair says violations in prisons increase 

  DBP Van Provincial co-chair Çetin Uyar drew attention to the increasing pressure in prisons after Bekir Bozdağ became Minister of Justice and called for sensitivity.
• Eighty-year-old Beşiri Yıldırım arrested after being tortured 

  Beşiri Yıldırım, 80, who was tortured in the village of Timoq, was arrested.
• 101 refugees of Afghan nationality detained in Van 

  101 refugees of Afghan nationality were detained in a vehicle stopped by soldiers in Van.
• Two prisoners go on a 10-day hunger strike in Silivri Prison against violation of rights 

  Prisoners in Silivri Prison No. 7 were threatened with death by the guards. Two prisoners went on a 10-day hunger strike.
• Tortured prisoners transferred from Silivri 

  Several of the inmates tortured in the high-security Silivri No. 5 prison and coerced into attempting suicide, according to the Human Rights Association (IHD), have been transferred to other detention centers.
• Öcalan’s lawyers submit urgent request to CPT 

  The legal team of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan has submitted an urgent request to the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) demanding an immediate visit to the prison island of Imrali.
• Lawyer Yunus Emre Şahan: Prisoners have their right to access health denied  

  Lawyer Yunus Emre Şahan said that the prisoners' right to access health is prevented and added that "because of these prohibitions, those with chronic diseases can die even because of a small flu."
• HDP brings Newala Qesaba to Parliament 

  The HDP had been prevented from visiting Newala Qesaba and brought the issue to the agenda of the Parliament, filing a criminal complaint against state forces.
• Man who was tortured by soldiers sent to prison 

  Yahya Karabaş, who was tortured by soldiers in the village of Timoq was sent to prison.