Kurdish Centre for Human Rights
Centre Kurde des Droits de l’Homme
United Kurdish Women’s Platform have sent a letter to UN and the political parties regarding the interventions of Turkey to the region and their territorial integrity and the policies they…
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News and developments on the destructive Ilisu Dam Project and the threatened 12.000 years old town Hasankeyf and the Tigris Valley
Fidan Karadag, mother of Remziye Karadag who was transferred to the Elazig High Security Prison from the Urfa Type T Prison No.2 9 months ago, went to visit her daughter and witnessed her being battered.
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Human Rights Association (IHD) Adana Chapter Children’s Rights Commission published the Children’s Rights Violations Report for the last 7 months in Adana. The meeting held in the chapter’s offices was attended by rights defenders and Egitim Sen education union’s Adana chapter administrators.
The Free Journalists Initiative (OGI) announced the Rights Violations Against Journalists Report for the first 6 months of 2019.
10 more of the detainees were referred to the Urfa Courthouse. Abdullah Buga, Abdurrahman Ciftci, Ahmet Yildirim, Ali Zencirkiran, Kenan Yildirim, Mehmet Kacar, Mehmet Hayri Ciftci, Mustafa Ciftci, Muslum Yildirim and Sinan Yildirim gave their statements to the prosecutor on allegations of “aiding and abetting a terrorist organization” and were referred to the Criminal Court of Peace with a demand for their “parole”.
After the clashes in Halfeti, 51 people were detained in Bozova and Halfeti districts and subjected to severe torture and inhuman treatment. Urfa Bar Association published a report on allegations of torture against detainees after what happened in Halfeti on May 18.
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The Turkish government has lifted the contact ban for Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan. His lawyers continue to see the ban in effect as only one visit has been approved since the decision made in April.
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