HUMAN RIGHTS

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• Saturday Mothers: 2020 shall be the year of justice 

  The initiative of the "Saturday Mothers" in Istanbul wants to make 2020 the year of justice for all. At their first vigil of the year, they called for intensified struggle.
• KHRN uncovers child abuse, torture, murder of people in Marivan 

  Iranian security and military authorities have resorted to widespread suppression, violence against civilians, torture, murder and even sexually abusing children.
• Torture exposed in Ankara Police Department 

  Ankara Bar Association Human Rights Centre prepared a report on torture carried out by Ankara Police Department.
• IHD denounces situation of sick prisoner Abdülhakim Eşiyok 

  IHD said that the situation of sick prisoner Abdülhakim Eşiyok was serious and he should be released immediately.
• IHD paid tribute to victims of Roboski in Istanbul 

  The Istanbul Branch of the Human Rights Association (IHD) commemorated the 34 Kurdish civilians who were murdered by Turkish warplanes in Roboski, eight years ago. The IHD said the State must respond for Roboski and all massacres.
• Ferhat Encu: We won't give up our struggle for justice 

  Speaking on the 8th anniversary of the Roboski Massacre, HDP Ferhat Encu said: "From arrest to punishment, the State tried to make us give up the struggle [for justice] by constantly resorting to the judicial mechanism".
• TUAY-DER: Prisoners are constantly tortured! 

  TUAY-DER co-chair Elif Haran stated that they received many complaints from prisoners complaining about being tortured and harassed.
• Father of HPG guerrilla shown parts of three different bodies 

  The family of HPG Mercan Erkol, who wanted to take the body of their son, was shown a grave with parts of three different bodies.
• Two foreign female academics held in Iran go on hunger strike 

  Two female academics held in Tehran’s Evin Prison called for international solidarity as they announced that they would be denying food and water indefinitely as of Christmas Eve.
• IHD Co-chair: Isolation at Imrali affects the entire society 

  For more than four months now, the Turkish state has again been relying on the total isolation of Abdullah Öcalan. ANF spoke with prominent lawyer Eren Keskin about the situation on Imrali. She says that the Imrali system affects the whole society.
• IHD says Selahattin Demirtaş suffers from serious health problems 

  The Human Rights Association (IHD) warned that jailed HDP former co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş suffers from serious health problems.
• Rights violations in Tarsus Prison exposed 

  It has been disclosed that the prison administration of Tarsus threatened prisoners with threats such as "You don't deserve to live, we can do anything to you".
• Osman Kavala remains in custody despite ECtHR ruling 

  A Turkish court in Istanbul has rejected the release of activist Osman Kavala, for whom the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled right violation and release two weeks ago.
• Victims of Maraş and Roboski massacres commemorated in Toulouse 

  Victims of the massacres of Maraş and Roboski were commemorated in Toulouse.
• Sick prisoners in Bolu jail do not receive proper treatment 

  The Sick Prisoners Initiative pointed out that prisoners in Bolu F-Type Closed Prison don't receive treatment.
• Istanbul police attack demo for prisoner on death fast 

  Koçak has been on indefinite fast for 171 days demanding fair trial.
• Kurdish journalists sued by military commander acquitted 

  The seven Kurdish journalists sued by a Turkish military commander for "naming actors in the fight against terror" in connection with the destruction of Sur have been acquitted.
• Human Rights Week ends with human chain in Istanbul 

  IHD and TIHV members ended the Human Rights Week with a human chain in Beşiktaş and vowed to continue struggling.
• IHD Van chair Melet: The State of Emergency has never been lifted 

  IHD Van Branch President Murat Melet said that the State of Emergency never ended.
• AI: At least 304 killed, thousands injured in Iran 

  Thousands arbitrarily detained and at risk of torture in chilling post-protest crackdown in Iran, said the Amnesty International.
• Kurdish organisations mobilize to protest Erdoğan in Geneva 

  The Swiss Kurdish Women's Union (YJK-S) and the Swiss Kurdish Democratic Society (CDK-S) said it was unacceptable for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to come to Switzerland to attend the Refugee Forum in Geneva.
• Actions for sick prisoners in Ankara and Istanbul 

  Two actions were organized in Ankara and Istanbul to draw attention to the condition of ill prisoners. It was emphasized that the state are leaving the prisoners to die.
• Remains of 10 people from Garzan delivered to their families 

  Of the 267 bodies that were excavated in Garzan Graveyard in Bitlis, only 10 were delivered to their families and with two years delay.
• Governor bans Lawyers Association for Freedom press conference 

  Diyarbakır Governor's Office banned the ÖHD which wanted to hold a press conference on rights violations.
• Relatives of forcibly disappeared call for justice 

  The children of the disappeared and of those who lost their lives during the massacres reiterated the demand for "justice" in Ankara.