IHD calls on families to push authorities to open mass grave
IHD calls on families to push authorities to open mass grave
The Human Rights Association (IHD) called on the families of 41 PKK members who had lost their life and been buried in a mass grave in 1998 in Çatak, a district of Van, to take steps to push the authorities to open the mass grave.
The mass grave, allegedly contains the body of a German national human rights activist and sociologist Andrea Wolf and of musician Hozan Hogir.
A couple days ago leaders of the Van Branch of the Human Rights Association (ÝHD) and some family members went to the grave site with villagers and photographed it first time. .
Around a completely ruined cave, the visitors found PKK uniforms, plates, tea cups, long cummerbunds, blankets, and necklaces made with yellow, red and green string. They also saw the bones of many people under the rocks of the cave.
Years ago, the families of those missing asked the ÝHD to help them confirm the grave’s existence, but the association was not able to obtain any information.
ÝHD Van Branch Secretary Sami Görendað said that the families of the deceased PKK members need to apply to the IHD to accelerate the process to open the grave.
There was only one family officially applied to the IHD while Andrea Wolf Foundation’s representatives and Hogir’s family were expected arriving Van in these days.
The PKK released a list of some of those killed during the clash and are likely interred in the mass grave:
Evrim Açan (Rohat), Þêxmûs Hasan (Cembeli), Cazým Tatar (Hozan Hogir), Teyar Misto (Kamuran), Ayten Ene (Azime Savaþ), Agirî, Botan, Kamuran Ýnalkoç (Kawa), Enver Süleyman (Þiyar), Leþker, Kemal, Tekoþer, Neriman Ahmet (Amed), Ýbrahim Ercan (Deniz), Fevzi Muhammed (Gabar Afrin), Sipan, Selman, Habib ibo (bahoz), Dilbirîn, Xezal, Þerife Erdoðan (Sozdar Urfa), Fatih Yalçýnkaya (Agit), Þiyar, Andrea Wolf (Ronahi), Minteha Ali (Canda), Yerivan Yýldýz (Adife), Adife Aslan (Berfin), Cahide, Diyar, Newroz and Xelat.
The mass grave, allegedly contains the body of a German national human rights activist and sociologist Andrea Wolf and of musician Hozan Hogir.
A couple days ago leaders of the Van Branch of the Human Rights Association (ÝHD) and some family members went to the grave site with villagers and photographed it first time. .
Around a completely ruined cave, the visitors found PKK uniforms, plates, tea cups, long cummerbunds, blankets, and necklaces made with yellow, red and green string. They also saw the bones of many people under the rocks of the cave.
Years ago, the families of those missing asked the ÝHD to help them confirm the grave’s existence, but the association was not able to obtain any information.
ÝHD Van Branch Secretary Sami Görendað said that the families of the deceased PKK members need to apply to the IHD to accelerate the process to open the grave.
There was only one family officially applied to the IHD while Andrea Wolf Foundation’s representatives and Hogir’s family were expected arriving Van in these days.
The PKK released a list of some of those killed during the clash and are likely interred in the mass grave:
Evrim Açan (Rohat), Þêxmûs Hasan (Cembeli), Cazým Tatar (Hozan Hogir), Teyar Misto (Kamuran), Ayten Ene (Azime Savaþ), Agirî, Botan, Kamuran Ýnalkoç (Kawa), Enver Süleyman (Þiyar), Leþker, Kemal, Tekoþer, Neriman Ahmet (Amed), Ýbrahim Ercan (Deniz), Fevzi Muhammed (Gabar Afrin), Sipan, Selman, Habib ibo (bahoz), Dilbirîn, Xezal, Þerife Erdoðan (Sozdar Urfa), Fatih Yalçýnkaya (Agit), Þiyar, Andrea Wolf (Ronahi), Minteha Ali (Canda), Yerivan Yýldýz (Adife), Adife Aslan (Berfin), Cahide, Diyar, Newroz and Xelat.
