HUMAN RIGHTS

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• Report on human rights violations in Rojhilat in June 

  Human rights violations against Kurdish civilians and activists in the Kurdish region of Iran continued in June 2024.
• Isolation of Öcalan to be discussed at UN Human Rights Council 

  The isolation of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan in İmralı, from whom no news has been received for 40 months, will be discussed at a conference to be held as part of the 56th Human Rights Sessions of the UN Human Rights Council.
• Prisoner's mother: If the doors of Imrali are opened, the doors of peace will also be opened 

  Prisoner's relative Emine Al said: "If the doors of Imrali are opened, the doors of peace will also be opened."
• Lawyer Çiftçi released from prison 

  Lawyer Şüheda Ronahi Çiftçi, who was remanded in custody on the allegation of "being a member of a terrorist organisation", was released on condition of judicial control.
• ‘The path to justice passes through Roboskî’ 

  150 months after the Roboskî Massacre perpetrated by the Turkish state, the Justice for Roboskî Initiative once again demanded that those responsible be exposed and held to account.
• Prisoner Er's release postponed for the 3rd time for rejecting the imposition of 'remorse' 

  Every day new ones are added to the rights violations, oppression and arbitrary practices of the Turkish state against political prisoners.
• Political prisoner Şefik Esen dies in hospital 

  The prisons in Turkey have become places where the rights of political prisoners are systematically violated. The threat to seriously ill prisoners is even more serious.
• IHD presents solution proposals for refugees in Turkey 

  The Human Rights Association held a press conference on the rights violations faced by refugees living in Turkey and shared its suggestions for solutions.
• Request to send delegation to Imralı during UN Human Rights sessions 

  MRAP Representative Gianfranco Fattorini, who spoke at the 56th UN Human Rights Sessions, drew attention to the Imrali isolation and the trustee practices of the Turkish state and demanded that the UN send a delegation to Imrali.
• CISST publishes interactive "Prisons Map"  

  The Civil Society in the Penal System Association has released an interactive "Prisons Map" to facilitate public access to data about prisons.
• Kurdish political prisoner Ayçiçek released after 17 years in jail 

  Kurdish political prisoner Ayfer Ayçiçek, who was convicted of PKK membership, has been released after 17 years in prison. She was greeted by relatives and friends in front of Gebze women's prison with flowers and songs.
• Ill political prisoner dies after being sent to hospital 

  Seriously ill political prisoner Yıldırım Han has died in a hospital in Ankara.
• Demir: Don't look away, be the voice of ill prisoners 

  The co-chair of the prisoner support association MATUHADER, Dilek Sönmez Demir, warned that the lives of ill political prisoners in Turkey are at risk due to double standards and arbitrary decisions.
• A prisoner in Van was not treated and died of a heart attack 

  Mecit Yılmaz, a common prisoner in Van T Type Closed Prison, was sent back to the ward without treatment from the infirmary where he was taken on Monday and died as a result of a heart attack.
• Lower Saxony minister wants to end deportation of Yazidis 

  Lower Saxony's Interior Minister Daniela Behrens (SPD) called for a broad stop to deportations of members of the Yazidi minority to Iraq.
• Prisoners continue their protest demanding "Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan" 

  Prisoners continue to refuse to appear in court and to boycott phone calls and family visits, demanding "Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan and a solution to the Kurdish question."
• TIHV: 781 people denounced torture and harassment in 2023 

  According to the report published by the TIHV, in 2023, 781 people applied to the foundation stating that they were tortured and ill-treated, and 6 people lost their lives during the detention process.
• Anti-terror police raid Karabük Prison 

  Karabük T Type Closed Prison, where 15 prisoners are arbitrarily denied release with the imposition of "remorse" despite the fact that their sentences are over, continues to be on the agenda with its torture methods.
• Health of seriously ill prisoner Devrim Ayık worsening 

  The health of seriously ill prisoner Devrim Ayık, who is 76 percent disabled, is quickly deteriorating. His mother, Hülya Ayık, requested that he be transferred to Antalya Prison for treatment or released.
• Canpolat calls for massive action in front of prisons on 21 June 

  TUHAD-FED co-chair Kerem Canpolat called for massive action in front of the prisons on 21 June.
• Prisoner Özhan released after 30 years  

  Fahrettin Özhan, who was held in Diyarbakır No. 1 High Security Closed Prison, was released after 30 years. Özhan said: "I left, but my friends are still inside. One day we will come and take them too."
• ‘There is no justice left in the courthouses’ 

  Legal organisations in İzmir said, “Security and judiciary organisations are constantly rearranged according to the daily needs of the AKP. There is no justice left in the courthouses.”
• ÖHP applies to Van Bar Association regarding İmralı isolation 

  ÖHD applied to the Van Bar Association after no response was given to its application to the Ministry of Justice regarding the İmralı isolation.
• Police harassment and threats of IHD Izmir co-chair Gümüş condemned 

  The harassment and threats against IHD Izmir branch co-chair Zilan Gümüş by the police were condemned.
• 40 prisoners in Antalya S Type jail sentenced to 11 days of solitary confinement  

  40 prisoners in Antalya S Type Closed Prison were sentenced to 11 days of solitary confinement each for their actions against oppression and violations of rights.