HUMAN RIGHTS

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• 44 people, including 21 children, killed by military and police vehicles in the Kurdish region 

  The Human Rights Association's Amed Branch announced that in the last 15 years, a total of 44 people, 21 of whom were children, have been killed as a result of so-called accidents involving vehicles used by soldiers and the police.
• CoE Committee of Ministers calls for the immediate release of Demirtaş and Yüksekdağ 

  The Committee of Ministers called for the immediate release of Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ who remain in detention despite the Committee’s previous calls and the interim resolution adopted to that effect at the March DH meeting.
• Scores taken into custody in Istanbul at screening of 'Pride' 

  Many people, including BEKSAV executives, who came together to watch the movie 'Pride' in Kadıköy, were taken into custody by the police.
• Prisoner on hunger strike is on the verge of death 

  It is reported that prisoner Emrullah Kanioğlu, who turned his hunger strike into a death fast, is on the verge of death.
• Emine Şenyaşar’s Justice Vigil enters its 807th day 

  Members of the Education and Science Workers' Union (Egitim-Sen) Urfa Branch visited Emine Şenyaşar, whose justice vigil in Urfa province marks day 807.
• Remains of HPG guerrilla Deniz Hêlîn given to his family 

  The remains of HPG guerrilla Deniz Hêlîn, who fell as a martyr in the airstrike carried out on 12 March in Mardin, were eventually taken by his family.
• Suspicious death in KDP custody 

  KDP forces called the family of Zîrek Ali Muhammed two hours after he was detained in Hewlêr, and asked them to take his body from the Hewlêr Forensic Medicine Institute.
• 85 actions in 36 cities to demand the release of Hatay MP Can Atalay 

  TIP organized 85 actions in 36 cities demanding the release of Hatay MP Can Atalay, who is still in prison.
• ECHR: Demirtaş and Yüksekdağ were deprived of effective assistance from their lawyers 

  The ECHR ruled that Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ had been deprived of effective assistance from their lawyers for the purposes of Article 5 § 4 of the Convention.
• Many detained in police attack on Saturday Mothers 

  In Istanbul, the Saturday Mothers' vigil was once again violently prevented and at least many were taken into custody by the police.
• Seriously ill Kurdish political prisoner in solitary confinement 

  Önder Poyraz is a seriously ill Kurdish political prisoner. He has only one kidney, had a back disc transplant and was paralyzed in his right hand. Currently, he is in solitary confinement.
• Professor Denis O'Haern: Imrali isolation is unprecedented 

  Denis O'Hearn, Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Texas at El Paso, said that the isolation system imposed on Abdullah Öcalan on Imrali prison island was unprecedented in the history of imprisonment.
• Political prisoner Mehmet Şahin released after 30 years  

  Political prisoner Mehmet Şahin was released after 30 years and 4 months of detention.
• IHRNGO: At least 142 were executed in Iran in May, 307 in 2023 

  At least 142 people have been executed in Iran in May, the highest monthly execution since 2015.
• Justice Vigil by Şenyaşar family enters 800th day 

  The Senyaşar family's Justice Vigil in Urfa marks its 800th day.
• Journalist denied treatment for speaking Kurdish 

  The medical examination of jailed journalist Zeynel Bulut was blocked by the Turkish military after he explained his complaint in Kurdish.
• Forced disappearances protested in Berlin 

  Activists protested forced disappearances in Berlin as part of the 17-31 May International Week of Struggle against Forced Disappearances.
• New ban on lawyers and family visits imposed on Abdullah Öcalan 

  A new ban on lawyers and family visits was imposed on Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• International Week for the Fight Against Disappearances ends with event at Human Rights Association 

  The last event of the 17-31 May International Week for the Fight Against Disappearances was held at the IHD.
• Hakkari Bar Association demands punishment for torture 

  Following the brutal arrest and ill-treatment of youths in Yüksekova, the Hakkari Bar Association calls for an investigation into violations of the ban on torture.
• At least 153 died in custody in El Salvador 

  At least 153 people died in custody in El Salvador, says a human rights report on the controversial ‘war on gangs’ waged by the president.
• Families of Mazlum Dağ and Abdurrahman Er demand visit to be granted 

  The families of Mazlum Dağ and Abdurrahman Er, who are held in Hewlêr Prison by the KDP forces, demanded a visit be granted.
• Italian delegation denied visit to Maxmur 

  An Italian delegation has been denied entry to Maxmur Camp.
• Religious scholar Alkan condemns cruelty to the mortal remains of guerrillas 

  Religious scholar Abdullah Alkan condemned the non-delivery of guerrilla bodies and the inhuman treatment against mortal remains and families of victims.
• Saturday Mothers attacked and detained again on the 948th week of action for the disappeared 

  In Istanbul, the Saturday Mothers' vigil was once again violently prevented and at least 18 members of the initiative were taken into custody by the police.