HUMAN RIGHTS

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• Ill prisoner Abdülkadir Baybars on hunger strike against solitary confinement 

  Ill prisoner Abdülkadir Baybars, who has been in solitary confinement for 4 years, has been on a hunger strike for 13 days.
• Şenyaşar family: We will fight to the end 

  The Şenyaşar family continuing their resistance said, “We will fight to the end. We do not want this crime against humanity to be whitewashed.”
• Call for a health committee for Öcalan 

  The Health Union in North and East Syria and the Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Committee called on international health organizations to establish a health committee to monitor the health status of the Kurdish leader.
• Human rights rapporteur criticizes criminalisation of human rights defenders in Turkey 

  Mary Lawlor, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, stated that the anti-terror law in Turkey is used against human rights defenders.
• Şenyaşar family: We will continue our vigil until justice is provided 

  The Şenyaşar family said that they will continue their resistance until justice is provided.
• ‘Roboski is a shame, a bleeding wound and a quest of justice’ 

  Justice in these lands could only be served through Roboski, said the Justice for Roboski Initiative in a statement marking the 117th month after the Roboski massacre.
• MED TUHAD-FED co-chair, Ahmet Doğan: The issue of ill prisoners should be resolved 

  MED TUHAD-FED co-chair, Ahmet Doğan, said that a solution should be found for ill prisoners. The situation of ill prisoners in Turkish prisons is getting worse.
• 13 ill prisoners died while in prison in first three months of 2021, says IHD 

  Human rights activist Meral Nergis Şahin said: "The situation for sick prisoners is getting worse and they urgently need treatment which is systematically hindered or denied. There is a de facto policy of death in prisons."
• Saturday Mothers: “Leave the Galatasaray Square you have occupied!” 

  The Saturday Mothers said, "Get out of the Galatasaray Square you have occupied. Don't be rulers who occupy public places and convert them into police stations."
• No place for disabled boy in Van courthouse! 

  The only prisoner left out of the 48 people arrested in Özalp in 2020 is City Council member Nevzat Öner. The judge, after seeing Öner’s disabled son Diyar at the hearing, made very racist comments.
• 200 lawyers join the Justice Vigil of Şenyaşar family on day 200 

  200 lawyers from various associations have joined the Senyaşar family's Justice Vigil on its 200th day.
• Police seize banners of Şenyaşar family before press statement with lawyers 

  The Turkish police seized the banners of the Şenyaşar family before a press statement to be made with the lawyers on the 200th day of their resistance.
• Hundreds of lawyers stand with Şenyaşar family on day 200 of vigil for justice 

  Hundreds of lawyers will participate in the justice vigil of the Şenyaşar Family, which marks its 200th day today.
• Şenyaşar family: 200 days demanding justice 

  The Şenyaşar family has been demanding justice for 200 days.
• Two kolbars killed in Turkish air strike laid to rest 

  Two kolbars killed as the result of an air strike carried out by the Turkish army, and whose bodies were sent to Rojhilat on Wednesday, were finally laid to rest on Thursday.
• PKK-PAJK Prison Committees commemorate prisoners murdered 25 years ago 

  The PKK-PAJK Prison Committees commemorated the ten political prisoners who were murdered in Amed prison 25 years ago.
• Court sentences IHD executive to 6 years and 3 months jail time 

  A top member of the Human Rights Association (IHD), Sait Çağlayan has been sentenced to more than 6 years in prison based on an anonymous witness statement.
• HPG guerrilla Ferit Danışman and YJA STAR guerrilla Büşra Kaya finally laid to rest 

  The remains of HPG guerrilla Ferit Danışman and YJA STAR guerrilla Büşra Kaya were finally laid to rest. They were given to their families 4 months after they passed away.
• Hakkari needs a new hospital 

  Hakkari is one of the provinces with fewer resources for the health system and its citizens have to go to other provinces for treatment.
• IHD Izmir branch records 6,383 rights violations in the Aegean Region in last 4 months 

  The IHD Izmir branch recorded 6,383 rights violations in the Aegean Region in 4 months.
• ‘Turkey does not even enforce its own laws in Imrali and other prisons’ 

  Hesekê Canton Court of Justice Prosecutor Mehmûd Cemîl said that Turkey does not respect laws when it comes to political prisoners, particularly Kurdish Leader Öcalan, remarking that Turkey pays no attention to the reports by the CPT.
• 1,098 rights defenders detained in Turkey in 6 months 

  The Human Rights Foundation of Turkey Documentation Centre reported that 1,988 rights defenders were detained between March 1 and August 31.
• Two kolbars killed by Turkish air strike left on the border for hours 

  The bodies of the two kolbars who were killed during the air strike carried out by the Turkish state on the border were left under the sun for hours.
• Violations of freedom of expression and right to assembly continued in August 

  The IHD and the TIHV-HRFT published a joint report on the violations of freedom of expression and right to assembly and demonstration in August.
• Suruç Families Initiative: Someone wants this case closed 

  The Suruç Families Initiative gathered once again to demand justice and said that someone wanted to close the case. The families called for participation in the hearing to be held on 29 September.