HUMAN RIGHTS

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• Tuğluk's lawyer says Forensic Medicine Institute is not acting independently  

  Lawyer Veysi Eski criticized the Forensic Medicine Institute for ruling that Aysel Tuğluk can remain in prison despite the report by 9 specialist doctors stating the contrary.
• Justice Vigil by Şenyaşar family reaches day 300 

  Emine and Ferit Şenyaşar are on the 300th day of their Justice Vigil. They posted a message on their social media account, saying "The justice we seek will come in 2022".
• The state continues to keep ill prisoners in jail 

  Seriously ill prisoner Ismail Yılmaz’s guardian, Ibrahim Hakkı Eren, said that "the state has chosen death," after learning that the application for Eren release was rejected.
• Prisoners’ families Justice Vigil reaches day 47 

  The Justice Vigil carried out by prisoners’ families in the premises of Amed Bar Association is on its 47th day.
• Amed Bar application on Imrali receives no answer by Ministry of Justice  

  The Ministry of Justice left the Amed Bar Association's application regarding Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan unanswered. Lawyer Mehdi Özdemir said: "Democracy will not come until isolation is over."
• Families of prisoners condemn inhumane treatments in jails 

  Families of prisoners continue their resistance in Amed and Van demanding an end to inhumane treatments in jails.
• IHD: At least 144 people were kidnapped and threatened in Turkey in 2021 

  IHD stated that at least 144 people were found to be abducted, spied on and threatened during 2021, while the actual figure is much higher.
• Prison guards tell prisoner: "There is no justice here, we will eliminate you" 

  Cumali Yıldırım, who is imprisoned in Afyon No. 1 T-Type Prison, was threatened by the guards who told him: "There is no justice here, we will eliminate you" because he wanted to exercise his legal rights.
• ÖHD and TUAY-DER call for an investigation in all prisons 

  At a press conference convened in response to the rising human rights breaches in jails, human rights organizations called for an independent investigation in all prisons, including İmralı.
• Asrın Law Office applies to Constitutional Court for Öcalan and other prisoners in Imrali 

  Asrın Law Office applied to the Constitutional Court and said that the lives of Abdullah Öcalan and the other prisoners in Imralı, "are at risk."
• Iran killed 54 kolbars in 2021 

  According to the data released by Kolbernews, the Iranian state has killed 548 kolbars in 9 years. In 2021, it killed 54 kolbars.
• 83-year-old seriously ill prisoner Özkan tested positive for Covid-19 for third time 

  83-year-old seriously ill prisoner Mehmet Emin Özkan who is held in Diyarbakır D Type Prison tested positive for Covid-19 for the third time.
• Sick prisoner Ayık warns of more deaths in jails 

  Devrim Ayık, an ill prisoner held in Eskişehir Prison, denounced right violations in prison and warned of possible death cases.
• Peace Mothers in Van call for the release of sick prisoners 

  The Peace Mothers Van Assembly slammed the increasing violations of rights in Turkey’s prisons and demanded immediate release of sick prisoners.
• Şenyaşar family continues their Vigil for Justice in Urfa 

  The Şenyaşar family, who continue their struggle for justice for their relatives who were murdered in Urfa, said: "Everyone is watching in silence."
• 2 of the 31 provinces in Iran record 2,4000 child marriages this year 

  Iran has 31 provinces. 2,400 child marriages took place in only two of the 31 provinces during the year, according to the data by the Iran Population Planning Directorate.
• HDP issues condolence message on the passing of Desmond Tutu 

  We will keep Desmond Tutu alive in our struggle as a historical figure and a valuable friend, says the HDP.
• Emine Şenyaşar faces another trial  

  Another lawsuit was filed against Emine Şenyaşar, who is fighting for justice for her relatives, for allegedly insulting AKP Urfa MP Ibrahim Halil Yıldız.
• Buldan: Aysel Tuğluk's condition is worsening 

  HDP Co-Chair Pervin Buldan visited Kurdish politician Aysel Tuğluk, who suffers from dementia, in prison. She said Tuğluk’s condition had deteriorated considerably, she was losing her ability to speak and her motor skills were limited.
• Şenyaşar family: "Victory belongs to those who resist oppression" 

  The Şenyaşar family continues their Justice Vigil, saying "Victory belongs to those who resist oppression."
• Condition of ill prisoner Görgin Oktar worsening 

  Ill prisoner Görgin Oktar, who has been in prison for 27 years, is getting worse. Oktar's family called for his release.
• No safety for prisoners in Tekirdağ 

  The prisoners held in Tekirdağ High Security Prison reported to lawyers that there is no safety in the jail.
• HDP Deputy Ayşe Acar Başaran pays a visit to Justice Vigil and calls for a joint struggle 

  Ayşe Acar Başaran, co-spokeswoman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Women’s Council, paid a visit to the Vigil for Justice launched by relatives of prisoners in Amed 39 days ago.
• HDP Deputies pay visit to Şenyaşar family 

  The Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) MPs paid a visit to Şenyaşar family holding a justice vigil in Urfa.
• Parties, unions and NGOs endorse 'We Defend Life' vigil in Turkey 

  Several parties, unions and NGOs visited a vigil in Ankara organized by the Human Rights Association (IHD) to raise concern over the suspicious deaths and seriously ill prisoners in Turkey’s prisons.