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IHD: report on violations of rights in prisons in eastern and southeastern Turkey

February 12, 2013July 10, 2019 Centre Kurde Genève 668 Comments

The Human Rights Association (IHD) Diyarbakır branch has released its report on violations of rights in prisons in eastern and southeastern Turkey. According to the report, a total of 3263 violations were registered in prisons in the Kurdish region last year.

Prisons, Reports, Turkey

Mother Tongue, a poem for prisoners

November 10, 2012July 10, 2019 Centre Kurde Genève 698 Comments

Anne Waldman is one of the poets of what was called “Beat Generation”. Friend, in particular, of Allen Ginsberg and Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Waldman was the youngest of the group. Born in Millville, New Jersey, she moves in MacDougal Street in New York’s Greenwich Village, when she was very small.

News, Prisons, Turkey

CHP: 1677 people died in prison in the last ten years

July 27, 2012July 10, 2019 Centre Kurde Genève

Republican’s People Party CHP deputy, Gürkut Acar had asked the minister of justice a specific question on the issue. Minister Sadullah Ergin answered that in the last 10 years the number of prisoners who died in prison was 1677.

Prisons, Reports, Turkey

IHD Mardin: Food poisoning in prison affects 800 prisoners

July 12, 2012July 10, 2019 Centre Kurde Genève 620 Comments

Human Rights Association (IHD) Mardin Branch reported that 800 prisoners in Mardin E Type Closed Prison got poisoned because of the dinner delivered on 22 April evening.

News, Prisons, Turkey

IHD Diyarbakir : report on human rights violations of four months

May 29, 2012July 10, 2019 Centre Kurde Genève

Human Rights Association (IHD) Diyarbakir Branch presented the Kurdish region rights violations report for the first four months of 2012. According to the report, around 10 thousand rights violations have been registered in the region, a substantial increase from the previous year where 29,366 violations had been denounced.

Reports, Turkey

Letter from a child in prison

May 11, 2012July 10, 2019 Centre Kurde Genève

Cihan Karaçöl, one of the 218 children who have been sent to Sincan prison in Ankara following the exposure of sexual abuse, rape and torture they were subject to in Pozanti M Type prison for juveniles, said the followings in the letter he has most recently sent;

Children, News, Prisons, Turkey

Pozanti prison victims arrested again

May 4, 2012July 10, 2019 Centre Kurde Genève 139 Comments

Two children who were most recently released from Sincan prison in Ankara have been arrested and sent to prison again. The two children had suffered abuses in Pozanti prison before being transferred to Sincan after it was exposed the harassment and violence the children were subjected to.

Children, News, Prisons, Turkey

Minister of Justice: Four times increase in prison population since 2000

April 27, 2012July 10, 2019 Centre Kurde Genève

Figures released by Minister of Justice Ergin, the number of convicts and detainees in Turkish prisons as of April 2, 2012 have increased four times since 2000. There were 24.855 convicts and 24.657 detainees in 2000, however now there are 95.652 convicts and 36.408 detainees.

News, Prisons, Turkey