Kurdish Centre for Human Rights
Centre Kurde des Droits de l’Homme
On the Day of the Disappeared, the Istanbul Initiative of Saturday Mothers has once again called on the Turkish government to clarify the fate of the missing and sign the UN Convention against Disappearances.
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Village guards are involved in the cutting in the villages of Cevizdibi (Cifanê), Dağkonak (Nerex), Gilindor, Nêvava and Anıldı (Gundikê Remo) in Şırnak Cudi Mountain Region in Turkey.
Read More “Turkish State is selling the trees it cuts in Şırnak Cudi Region” »
Turkish soldiers and village guards continue to slaughter wild animals, especially mountain goats and sheep. Thousands of species live in the beautiful land of Hakkari and Van, on its high mountains, deep valleys and clear waters.
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Maria Arena, Chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) issued the following statement:“We are deeply shocked by the death of lawyer Ebru Timtik in an Istanbul hospital after a 238 days hunger strike. Ms Timtik was sentenced to more than 13 years in prison during a parody of justice.
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Ceyda Yüksel, who lived in Bornova, Izmir, was murdered in her house by a man named Serkan Dindar, in the Erciş district of Van. Another woman, P.A., died in suspicious circumstances.
68-year-old Syrian woman killed in Kilis by her son-in-law.
The Co-chair of the Human Rights Association said that the Justice and Development Party (AKP) sees the Istanbul Agreement as a threat to its policies, and indicated, “We are living in a process in which violence against women is legitimized by the state,”. She called on women to intensify their struggle and struggle.
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Young I.E., who committed suicide after being raped by a Turkish soldier, was buried under heavy police presence. The 18-year-old woman has died after attempting suicide on 16 July in Besiri, Batman.
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The International Alliance for the Defense of Rights and Freedoms called on the Turkish authorities to meet the legitimate demands of the hunger strikers, the only guarantee of their survival.
Read More “AIDL calls for the release of Ebru Timtik and Aytaç Ünsal” »
