HUMAN RIGHTS

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• Kurdish activist Muhammed Tunç could be deported to Turkey today 

  The deportation of the Kurdish activist Muhammed Tunç is imminent. Apparently, Tunç has already been brought to Frankfurt am Main. The deportation plane is supposed to fly from there.
• International lawyers' organizations urge the CPT to visit Imrali 

  International lawyers' organizations demand the CPT to organize a follow-up visit to İmralı Prison and in particular to examine the government’s refusal to permit lawyers to visit their clients who are under isolation in İmralı Prison.
• Female lawyers visit Aysel Tuğluk, call for her immediate release 

  The female lawyers who visited Aysel Tuğluk in prison said the medical condition of the Kurdish politician had deteriorated further.
• Provocation warning from Antalya S Type Prison: Delegations should visit here 

  Human rights defenders and the Parliamentary Human Rights Investigation Commission were called by prisoners in Antalya S Type Closed Jail, who asked that investigations be conducted in the prison against the administration's provocations.
• Prisoner behind bars for 28 years suffers brain hemorrhage 

  Mehmet Sevinç has been imprisoned in Turkey for 28 years, and for two days he has been receiving intensive medical treatment for a brain hemorrhage. His relatives point to contradictory statements by the prison management and demand clarification.
• Lawyers’ Day in Turkey: "There is nothing to celebrate!" 

  April 5 is considered "Lawyers' Day" in Turkey. In Istanbul, lawyers' associations drew attention to their murdered and imprisoned colleagues and made it clear that there is nothing for them to celebrate.
• Family of Sinan Kaya says they don't believe he committed suicide 

  The family of Sinan Kaya, who died under suspicious circumstances in Iğdır S Type Closed Prison, said that they do not believe that their son committed suicide and called for the incident to be clarified.
• Keskin: Silence against the death of Kurdish children feeds impunity 

  IHD co-chair Eren Keskin emphasized that 16-year-old Muharrem Aksem lost his life due to the policy of impunity that even exceeded the law of the enemy, and said: "The silence around the killing of a Kurdish youngster feeds impunity."
• Justice Vigil in Izmir continues on its 36th day 

  While the Justice Vigil of the prisoners' families in Izmir continued on its 36th day, the families paid a visit to the Lawyers' Association for Freedom.
• Female prisoners face embargo and open threats in Istanbul prison 

  Political prisoners in Bakırköy Women's Closed Prison said that the prison administration imposed an embargo on them and openly threatened them.
• Şenyaşar family: "Staying silent is being a partner in the persecution" 

  The Şenyaşar family said: "Staying silent is being a partner in the persecution."
• Families of prisoners call on "all mothers to stand up" 

  The families of the prisoners said at the Justice Vigil that "mothers must stand up now. Our struggle will continue until our children are free."
• HDP: Government pursues anti-child policies in Kurdistan 

  The HDP condemned the surging cases of violence against children in Kurdistan, saying that, “The war policies of the AKP-MHP government promote hostility towards children."
• IHD and ÇHD issue statement about Muharrem Aksem, found dead on an army target practice field 

  The IHD and ÇHD made a statement about Muharrem Aksem, who was found dead at the place where Turkish special teams were doing target practice.
• Two prisoners on death fast for over 3 months demanding a fair trial 

  Two prisoners named Sibel Balaç and Gökhan Yıldırım have been on death fast for months, demanding an end to the violations of rights and a fair trial.
• Lawyers apply to Bursa Execution Judge to visit Imrali 

  The Asrın Law Office has applied to the office of Execution Judge in Bursa to visit Imrali Prison after a family visit ban imposed on Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan and three other fellow prisoners had recently ended.
• Şenyaşar family says they will continue their vigil until justice is served 

  The Şenyaşar family said that they will continue their demands for justice and added: “A second summer season is coming. Do not delay our humanitarian and legal demands any longer.”
• Turkish state opens fire on a village school in Afrin, wounds 10 children 

  The Turkish state opened fire on a village school in Afrin's Mabata district, injuring 10 children.
• Çukurova TUAY-DER co-chair: Speak up against suspicious deaths and violations of rights in prison 

  Çukurova TUAY-DER co-chair Nimet Sezgin made a statement about suspicious deaths and violations of rights in prisons and said that ill prisoners are not treated and called on everyone to take responsibility for violations.
• Şenyaşar family: "Mothers' insistence will bring justice" 

  The Şenyaşar family, continuing their struggle for justice, shared the message "Mothers' insistence will bring justice".
• Police intimidation of children during Newroz 

  Two 5-year-old brothers were detained and fingerprinted in the Bismil district of Amed, while in the center of Amed alone, 74 children were detained on Newroz day. An unlawful investigation was carried out, and blood samples were taken from the children.
• Ahmet Türk says law of enemy implemented against Aysel Tuğluk 

  Kurdish politician Ahmet Türk said that Aysel Tuğluk's death in prison was being prepared, and added, "The government is implementing the law of the enemy."
• Asrın Law Office calls for urgent action against the isolation in Imrali Prison 

  Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan's meetings with lawyers have been prohibited since 2011, and family meetings have been prohibited since October 2014.
• Justice Vigil launched in Istanbul after Amed, Van and Izmir 

  After Amed, Van, and Izmir, relatives of prisoners started a Justice Vigil in Istanbul.
• IHD: Afrin prisoners in Hatay are denied medical treatment 

  The IHD stated that they will file an application to the Constitutional Court on behalf of Afrin detainees held in Hatay Yayladağı T Type Closed Prison, reporting that they don’t receive medical treatment and are deprived of all of their rights.