HUMAN RIGHTS

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• Despite repression, MEBYA-DER holds congress in Amed 

  Repression and the cruel war even against the dead are a reason for MEBYA-DER to fight even more. Most of the board members are in prison, nevertheless the solidarity association held a congress in Amed.
• Refugees from Afghanistan arrive in North Kurdistan 

  The unchecked advance of the Taliban is driving many Afghans to flee. More and more refugees are stranded in North Kurdistan.
• Lawyer Kutevi: 'Prisoners are deprived of all their rights' 

  Van Bar Association Prisons Commission Coordinator, Abdülkadir Kutevi, said that after the hunger strikes, political prisoners were deprived of all their legal rights.
• Turkey lifts ban on leaving the country imposed on Kurdish singer Hozan Canê 

  The ban on travelling abroad imposed on Kurdish singer Hozan Canê in Turkey, who has been accused of terrorism, has been lifted. The Cologne woman can now leave the country.
• Emine Şenyaşar: This government is killing us 

  Emine and Ferit Şenyaşar, have been released later on Wednesday. They had been taken into custody in the morning, coincidentally ahead of the arrival of HDP co-chair Pervin Buldan.
• Police take Emine and Ferit Şenyaşar into custody ahead of HDP co-chair Buldan visit 

  Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit have been taken into custody once again. It was noteworthy that these detentions coincided with HDP co-chair Pervin Buldan visit to Urfa.
• TIHV reports increase in torture cases in Kurdish cities 

  According to a report released by the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey, hundreds of people applied to the foundation after experiencing torture. The report pointed out that torture has increased in the Kurdish region.
• Saturday Mothers on trial: We will never give up 

  The Saturday Mothers made a press statement in front of the Çağlayan Courthouse before a court hearing against them saying that they will never give up.
• 83-year-old Mehmet Emin Özkan remains in prison 

  Problems were posed to the Forensic Medicine Institute in order to stop the release of 83-year-old Mehmet Emin Özkan, who has been imprisoned for decades as a result of an unfair trial and is seriously ill.
• Turkey ranks 107th out of 128 countries in Rule of Law Index 

  More countries declined than improved in overall rule of law performance for the third year in a row, the WJP has noted.
• Families of 20 prisoners in Antalya S Type apply to the IHD exposing torture 

  The families of 20 prisoners who were forcibly transferred from Antalya L Type Closed Prison to the newly built S Type have applied to the IHD exposing the violence they are subjected to.
• IHD Izmir Branch calls for the immediate release of ill prisoner Ahmet Çakal 

  IHD Izmir Branch said that prisoner Ahmet Çakal, who is suffering from stomach cancer, is getting worse and demanded his immediate release.
• Yazidis: The whole Europe should recognize the Yazidi genocide 

  Yazidi people living in Aleppo demanded the European Parliament, as well as Belgium, to recognize Yazidi genocide and stated that the Turkish state and allied gangs should be brought to account.
• Prisoners in Antalya S Type Closed Prison denounce torture 

  Prisoners sent from Antalya L Type Closed Prison to S Type Closed Prison were tortured because they refused to be strip searched.
• Justice Commission for Gülistan Doku supports march for Suruç victims 

  The Justice Commission for Gülistan Doku has announced their support for the Istanbul-Ankara march for the 33 young activists killed in the 2015 bombing in Suruç district of Urfa.
• 33 saplings to remember the 33 martyrs of Suruç 

  Youth organizations planted 33 saplings on the campus of the Ortadoğu Teknik Üniversitesi (ODTÜ) in memory of the 33 people who lost their lives in the Suruç Massacre and called the place "Suruç Garden".
• Suruç Families launch 'Justice for Suruç, Justice for all' campaign 

  The Suruç Families Initiative launched the "Justice for Suruç, Justice for all" campaign with a press statement in the place where Berkin Elvan was shot.
• Hunger strike in Greece reaches day 187 

  The 38th group of activists took over the hunger strike launched by the Kurds in Lavrio to demand freedom for Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Prisoners denied medical treatment in Düzce 

  13 prisoners in Düzce T Type Closed Prison have not been referred to hospital for two years.
• Political prisoner Kaiytbey not treated after torture 

  Political prisoner Mizgin Kayitbey, who was tortured by 30 guards last week in Patnos L-Type Prison, is not being treated. Talking with her family by phone, Kayitbey said that she was worried about her safety and called for sensitivity.
• Dutch Parliament recognises ISIS massacre of Yazidis as genocide 

  The Dutch House of Representatives has recognized the massacre carried out by ISIS against the Yazidi community as genocide and a crime against humanity.
• Şenyaşar Family: If there is solidarity, there will be justice 

  The Şenyaşar family is continuing their resistance and said that justice can be achieved through solidarity.
• 85 conscience objectors fined in Turkey 

  The Campaign to Support the Right to Conscientious Objection in Turkey has released its report on 'Conscientious Objection to Military Service in Turkey'.
• Prisoners in Mardin: The hunger strike will continue till isolation of Öcalan is lifted 

  The hunger strike in prisons demanding the end of the isolation of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and the end to the violations of rights is on its 221st day. Prisoners in Mardin E Type Prison said that they will not take a step back.
• Police attack activists demanding justice for Suruç massacre  

  To mark the upcoming sixth anniversary of the Suruç attack, activists have distributed leaflets calling for justice in Ankara. The police opened fire with shots in the air and arrested five activists.