However, according to the information received from the officials of the People’s Assembly of Shengal, some 70,000 Yazidi families have returned to their lands so far.
70,000 people returned to Shengal
Category: Reports
IHD: In Osmaniye prison there is torture!
Human Rights Association (IHD) Adana Branch Prison Commission members met with prisoners to discuss the torture they are subjected to in Osmaniye No. 2 Closed Prison.
IHD Calls on the International Community
On 19 August 2019, the Ministry of Interior has released a statement early in the morning saying that Diyarbakır, Mardin and Van municipality mayors from HDP [Peoples’ Democratic Party] were removed from office and they were replaced by the governors of the same cities.
MWJ Platform: “AKP detained journalists to hide the truth”
Mesopotamia Women Journalists Platform issued a written statement on the invasion of trustees and the detained journalists.
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Report on women and state commissioner in local governments
After 40 years of war, in spite of the intense efforts by Kurdish popular leader Mr. Öcalan to achieve a lasting peace through democratic negotiation methods, AKP government declared war on 30 October 2014, with the scope of their plan called “forced collapse.” Against this war, the local people went on to struggle to protect their existence. In this period, many cities and villages –including Şırnak, Cizre, Silopi, Sur, Nusaybin, Yüksekova and İdil– were destroyed by heavy artillery and an estimation of 2360 people, including 368 unarmed residents lost their lives. Over 400,000 people have been displaced during the process.
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HRFT Human Rights Report
Human Rights Foundation of Turkey Documentation Center – 20 August Report
HDP: We will not be silenced, we will not be stopped…
Our Municipal Co-chairs, who were elected with 63% of the vote in Diyarbakır, 56% of the vote in Mardin and 53% of the vote in Van, have been removed from duty with an Interior Ministry order based on lies and unlawful grounds. A severe operation of detentions targeting our municipal council members and employees continues at this moment.
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HRFT Human Rights Report
Human Rights Foundation of Turkey Documentation Center -17/19 August Report