HUMAN RIGHTS

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• Two detainees die after torture by guards in Silivri prison 

  The Human Rights Association Istanbul Branch reported that two prisoners were tortured by prison guards before losing their lives in Silivri Prison.
• HDP deputy Gergerlioğlu draws attention to overcrowding and violations in Turkish prisons 

  HDP Kocaeli MP Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu drew attention to the overcrowding and violations in Turkish prisons and said that the prisoners were dragged to death and great problems were experienced.
• Kurdish man tortured while in custody released 

  Yahya Karabaş, who was arrested again in Batman at the instigation of the gendarmerie, has been released against a court-ordered ban on leaving the country. The public prosecutor had requested custody.
• HDP co-chair Pervin Buldan visits Şenyaşar family  

  HDP co-chair Pervin Buldan was a guest at the "Justice table" organised by the Şenyaşar family and said: "Stop this injustice as soon as possible."
• Political prisoners in Patnos go on hunger strike 

  Political prisoners in the L-type Patnos jail in the northern Kurdish province of Agri have gone on a hunger strike to protest severe mistreatment.
• Police arrest man they detained and tortured before 

  Yahya Karabaş, who was detained and tortured in the village of Timoq, was taken into custody once again.
• New prison model: Concentration camps for Kurdish prisoners 

  Two new type S prisons are being established in Erzurum. The new prison model completely isolates political prisoners. Left to their own devices, they are deprived of any connection to humanity.
• Human Rights Association: 255 prisoners have died in 5 years 

  The IHD drew attention to the death of Mehmet Sevinç, who lost his life in Manisa Akhisar Prison in this week's action, and reminded that 255 detainees have died in 5 years.
• Three prisoners beaten by guards in Patnos jail 

  Three detainees in Patnos L Type Closed Prison were beaten by the guards. It was stated that two of the detainees had broken arms and beat marks on their heads.
• Kurdish language continues to be prohibited in prisons 

  It has been exposed that guards in Diyarbakır No. 1 High Security Closed Prison warned the detainees about singing Kurdish songs on Newroz Day as "forbidden" and threatened them with physical violence and disciplinary punishments.
• HDP group chair Beştaş and MP Ersoy visit Aysel Tuğluk and say her situation worsened 

  HDP parliamentary group chair Meral Danış Beştaş and MP Oya Ersoy visited Aysel Tuğluk in Kandıra Prison, and said that her illness was progressing. They called for her to be released.
• Kurdish activist Muhammed Tunç deported to Turkey 

  Despite an arrest warrant, the threat of forced conscription and death threats, Muhammed Tunç has been deported to Turkey. "If something happens to the man, there will be blood on the state government's hands," says his lawyer.
• Justice vigil in İzmir calls for the release of sick prisoners 

  Prisoners’ families carrying out a justice vigil in Izmir province for 40 days, stated that the Turkish state does not recognize its own laws when dealing with prisoners.
• Lawyers for Lawyers urge Turkey to enable visits to Imrali 

  Lawyers for Lawyers, one of the international lawyers' organizations that have recently taken action against the isolation imposed on Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan in Turkey, calls on the Turkish government to allow lawyers to visit their clients.
• Refugee workers are not registered neither while working nor after death  

  Refugee workers are not registered neither while working nor after death. Because refugee worker deaths are not recorded, there are no sanctions against employers.
• Constitutional Court says disciplinary punishment for hunger strikers is a violation 

  The Constitutional Court (AYM) ruled that the disciplinary punishment given to the prisoners who carried out a hunger strike to lift the isolation of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan is a violation of freedom of thought and expression.
• Kurdish activist Muhammed Tunç could be deported to Turkey today 

  The deportation of the Kurdish activist Muhammed Tunç is imminent. Apparently, Tunç has already been brought to Frankfurt am Main. The deportation plane is supposed to fly from there.
• International lawyers' organizations urge the CPT to visit Imrali 

  International lawyers' organizations demand the CPT to organize a follow-up visit to İmralı Prison and in particular to examine the government’s refusal to permit lawyers to visit their clients who are under isolation in İmralı Prison.
• Female lawyers visit Aysel Tuğluk, call for her immediate release 

  The female lawyers who visited Aysel Tuğluk in prison said the medical condition of the Kurdish politician had deteriorated further.
• Provocation warning from Antalya S Type Prison: Delegations should visit here 

  Human rights defenders and the Parliamentary Human Rights Investigation Commission were called by prisoners in Antalya S Type Closed Jail, who asked that investigations be conducted in the prison against the administration's provocations.
• Prisoner behind bars for 28 years suffers brain hemorrhage 

  Mehmet Sevinç has been imprisoned in Turkey for 28 years, and for two days he has been receiving intensive medical treatment for a brain hemorrhage. His relatives point to contradictory statements by the prison management and demand clarification.
• Lawyers’ Day in Turkey: "There is nothing to celebrate!" 

  April 5 is considered "Lawyers' Day" in Turkey. In Istanbul, lawyers' associations drew attention to their murdered and imprisoned colleagues and made it clear that there is nothing for them to celebrate.
• Family of Sinan Kaya says they don't believe he committed suicide 

  The family of Sinan Kaya, who died under suspicious circumstances in Iğdır S Type Closed Prison, said that they do not believe that their son committed suicide and called for the incident to be clarified.
• Keskin: Silence against the death of Kurdish children feeds impunity 

  IHD co-chair Eren Keskin emphasized that 16-year-old Muharrem Aksem lost his life due to the policy of impunity that even exceeded the law of the enemy, and said: "The silence around the killing of a Kurdish youngster feeds impunity."
• Justice Vigil in Izmir continues on its 36th day 

  While the Justice Vigil of the prisoners' families in Izmir continued on its 36th day, the families paid a visit to the Lawyers' Association for Freedom.