Kurdish Centre for Human Rights
Centre Kurde des Droits de l’Homme
The situation of sick prisoners in Turkish prisons continues to deteriorate. Political prisoner Adnan Yalçın has not been treated for five years despite being seriously ill.
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The Dicle-Firat Association of Journalists, DFG has published a report on press freedom in Turkey: “In the opinion of the government, no one can be a journalist who does not engage in government propaganda. There can only be one-sided reporting.”
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Kudret Temel, co-chair of the Association of Solidarity Prisoners’ Families (TUHAY-DER) Van branch condemned the isolation imposed on Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan.
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The Human Rights Association (IHD) Van Branch said the report it prepared on the violations of rights in the city in 2019 recorded 1,657 violations.
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Background; The present report was prepared pursuant to Human Rights Council resolutions 5/1 and 16/21, taking into consideration the periodicity of the universal periodic review. It is a compilation of information contained in reports of treaty bodies and special procedures and other relevant United Nations documents, presented in a summarized manner owing to word-limit constraints. Full English Report in PDF
Violations of human rights in prisons of Tekirdağ, Sincan, Tarsus and Konya are increasing.
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Turkey’s human rights record is examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the third time today. The session at UN Geneva headquarters is attended by UN member states and civil society organizations.
Turkey’s human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the third time on Tuesday, 28 January 2020.
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