913 prisoners died because of illness between 2000-2010
913 prisoners died because of illness between 2000-2010
Holding a press conference to draw attention to the situation of sick prisoners, Diyarbakir Chamber of Physicians, IHD, TIHV, TUHAD-FED and SES called on all circles to fulfill their responsibilities about a solution to the problem of sick prisoners. The statement reminded that 913 prisoners died in prison between the years 2000-2010 due to their diseases and emphasized that still nine prisoners are dying and have to be released as soon as possible.
Reading the press release on behalf of the institutions, Þemsettin Koç, Chairman of Diyarbakir Chamber of Physicians, said the followings; “The situation of sick prisoners, who are waiting to die in prisons, is following a process which prick the humanity conscience and cannot be accepted by religion and ideology.
The lack of health teams, medical equipment, problems resulting from procedures during the referral to hospital, the extreme difficulties in traffic to hospital, lack of prisoner wards in official healthcare organizations or not finding a bed, late diagnosis and treatment of sick prisoners lead to an irreversible health problem in detained patients. The continuation of imprisonment of prisoners, who suffer from late diagnosis and treatment, is regarded by the 'European Convention on Human Rights as torture. Besides, the legislations in our country say that the sentence of a sick prisoner is to be suspended if the disease constitutes a danger to his/her life.”
The last victim of this situation is Gülay Çetin with a stomach and ovarian cancer who lost her life in Antalya Prison due to the insensitivity of administrators and misleading of the legal process. Administrators are committing a crime against humanity by waiting the death of Mehmet Aras and other sick prisoners.
The letter of Gülay Çetin needs to be understood well; ‘The phrase that overcoming a bias is more difficult than the fission of atom has shown us that the attitude of a doctor towards a prisoner patient is not any different from the attitude of the system’.
The prisoners with terminal diseases or those needing a close follow-up have to be released immediately, otherwise, within the framework of national and international regulations, the institutions that do not fulfill the requirements of this process will be deemed guilty of committing a crime against humanity.
According to 2000-2010 data from the Ministry of Justice, 913 prisoners lost their lives in Turkish prisons due to diseases, while at present nine prisoners with serious diseases are to be released urgently. The names of these prisoners are; Mehmet Aras, Hasan Alkýþ, M. Emin Akdað, Hüseyin Aslan, Avni Uçar, A. Samet Çelik, Halil Güneþ, Lokman Akbaba, Hediye Aksoy.”
Following Koç’s statements, IHD Diyarbakir Branch Secretary Raci Bilici added that they will be a close follower of the issue as defenders of human rights. Bilici called on relevant state institutions to carry out their duties in this particular.
Reading the press release on behalf of the institutions, Þemsettin Koç, Chairman of Diyarbakir Chamber of Physicians, said the followings; “The situation of sick prisoners, who are waiting to die in prisons, is following a process which prick the humanity conscience and cannot be accepted by religion and ideology.
The lack of health teams, medical equipment, problems resulting from procedures during the referral to hospital, the extreme difficulties in traffic to hospital, lack of prisoner wards in official healthcare organizations or not finding a bed, late diagnosis and treatment of sick prisoners lead to an irreversible health problem in detained patients. The continuation of imprisonment of prisoners, who suffer from late diagnosis and treatment, is regarded by the 'European Convention on Human Rights as torture. Besides, the legislations in our country say that the sentence of a sick prisoner is to be suspended if the disease constitutes a danger to his/her life.”
The last victim of this situation is Gülay Çetin with a stomach and ovarian cancer who lost her life in Antalya Prison due to the insensitivity of administrators and misleading of the legal process. Administrators are committing a crime against humanity by waiting the death of Mehmet Aras and other sick prisoners.
The letter of Gülay Çetin needs to be understood well; ‘The phrase that overcoming a bias is more difficult than the fission of atom has shown us that the attitude of a doctor towards a prisoner patient is not any different from the attitude of the system’.
The prisoners with terminal diseases or those needing a close follow-up have to be released immediately, otherwise, within the framework of national and international regulations, the institutions that do not fulfill the requirements of this process will be deemed guilty of committing a crime against humanity.
According to 2000-2010 data from the Ministry of Justice, 913 prisoners lost their lives in Turkish prisons due to diseases, while at present nine prisoners with serious diseases are to be released urgently. The names of these prisoners are; Mehmet Aras, Hasan Alkýþ, M. Emin Akdað, Hüseyin Aslan, Avni Uçar, A. Samet Çelik, Halil Güneþ, Lokman Akbaba, Hediye Aksoy.”
Following Koç’s statements, IHD Diyarbakir Branch Secretary Raci Bilici added that they will be a close follower of the issue as defenders of human rights. Bilici called on relevant state institutions to carry out their duties in this particular.
