Kurdish Centre for Human Rights
Centre Kurde des Droits de l’Homme
The Asrın Law Office representing Abdullah Öcalan and his three fellow prisoners on Imralı has called on the CPT committee to ensure that all necessary measures are taken on the prison island for protection from Coronavirus.
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Prisoners in Marmara Region jails conveyed their problems through their families. The prisoners are given detergent in a tea glass, the guards hold the count without wearing masks, and cleaning products are sold at exorbitant prices.
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ÖHD, İHD, TİHV and Amed Bar Association filed a criminal complaint about the delivery of the remains of Agit Ipek to his family by mail. Association of Lawyers for Liberty…
Those who die of Covid-19 are repeatedly registered as “natural deaths” and thus removed from the statistics, says the chairman of the Turkish Medical Association TTB.
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Human Rights Association (İHD) Amed Branch issued a written statement on the coronavirus threat.
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The coronavirus outbreak has not stopped torture in Turkish prisons. Prisoners in Adana Kürkçüler F-Type Prison who protested the government for its inaction which led to the death of Grup Yorum member Helin Bölek, after almost 300 days on death fast, were beaten.
The Dicle Fırat Journalists’ Association (DFG, Dicle Fırat Gazeteciler Derneği) draws attention in its March report on press freedom in Turkey to the difficult working conditions of media workers in the corona crisis. Their task of informing the public about current developments requires them to continue their work under all circumstances, but journalists are exposed to a high risk due to inadequate protective measures.
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In the province Ağrı a woman has been murdered by her husband. The victim is G.L., a mother of three children, who lived in the village of Mendelix (Gözlüce) in the Hewaran (Hamur) district. The offender L.L. fired three shots at her. The woman could not be rescued despite efforts by the ambulance service and emergency doctor.