Human Rights Association website hacked
Human Rights Association website hacked
It has been revelead that the internet site of the Human Rights Association (ÝHD) was hacked on Wednesday (22 March).
In a statement released on Thursday the association said the attack was related to the press release entitled "Newroz Piroz Be!" regarding this year's Newroz celebrations.
In the press release published on their website, the ÝHD condemned the attack on Kurdish politician and MP Ahmet Türk during the celebrations in Batman.
The organization had furthermore declared in the press release to document the rights violations that occurred during the Newroz celebrations in a public report. They demanded to launch an effective investigation regarding the deaths and injured.
The statement was issued from the ÝHD Head Office. It was emphasized that the organization was threatened with the words "One night we might suddenly come".
The ÝHD requested the judiciary "take this threat seriously and launch an effective probe". 24 members and executives of the human rights organization were killed in armed attacks since the ÝHD was founded in 1986, the organization reminded.
The armed attack on Akýn Birdal in 1998, then President of the ÝHD, was particularly emphasized. At 12.20 hrs on 12 May 1998, two people came to the ÝHD office to talk to Akýn Birdal. When they were about to leave the after the talk, they suddenly turned around and shot at Birdal before they escaped.
A total of 13 bullets were shot at Birdal who was hit by six of them. He was taken to hospital.
In a statement released on Thursday the association said the attack was related to the press release entitled "Newroz Piroz Be!" regarding this year's Newroz celebrations.
In the press release published on their website, the ÝHD condemned the attack on Kurdish politician and MP Ahmet Türk during the celebrations in Batman.
The organization had furthermore declared in the press release to document the rights violations that occurred during the Newroz celebrations in a public report. They demanded to launch an effective investigation regarding the deaths and injured.
The statement was issued from the ÝHD Head Office. It was emphasized that the organization was threatened with the words "One night we might suddenly come".
The ÝHD requested the judiciary "take this threat seriously and launch an effective probe". 24 members and executives of the human rights organization were killed in armed attacks since the ÝHD was founded in 1986, the organization reminded.
The armed attack on Akýn Birdal in 1998, then President of the ÝHD, was particularly emphasized. At 12.20 hrs on 12 May 1998, two people came to the ÝHD office to talk to Akýn Birdal. When they were about to leave the after the talk, they suddenly turned around and shot at Birdal before they escaped.
A total of 13 bullets were shot at Birdal who was hit by six of them. He was taken to hospital.
