HUMAN RIGHTS

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• "International institutions should step in against isolation" 

  Stating that the isolation imposed on Kurdish People's Leader Öcalan is not independent of the Kurdish problem, lawyer Mesut Beştaş emphasized that the EU and international institutions should step in as soon as possible to end the isolation.
• Ill prisoner Direkçi exposes outrageous violation of her rights 

  Ill prisoner Semire Direkçi has been forced to live with her bowels out of the body for 450 days.
• New Year gifts campaign for children in Maxmûr and Shengal 

  The Bielefeld Initiative for Peace and Hope in Kurdistan is once again organizing a collection of donations for the children of the Hêvî day center in Maxmûr Camp. This time the organisation will also send packages to Shengal.
• Sinn Féin calls for annulment of death penalty against Er and Dağ 

  Sinn Féin has expressed "serious concern surrounding the cases of Abdurrahman Er and Mazlum Dağ, sentenced to death in the Autonomous Region of Iraqi Kurdistan.
• Another grave removed by Gendarmerie Command 

  The grave of Abdulhamit Keskin, who was murdered at the age of 19 in the spring of 1995, was moved to another cemetery at the request of the District Gendarmerie Command in Nusaybin.
• Iran temporarily releases lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh from prison 

  Prominent human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has been temporarily released from a prison in Tehran. She was jailed two years ago on spying and propaganda charges.
• Women prisoners expose psychological pressure by guards in Gebze 

  Guards who got infected with Covid-19 in Gebze Women's Closed Prison are putting psychological pressure amounting to torture on women prisoners.
• Martyrs' families: Dirty war with the remains of our children 

  Miyaser Bayram, sister of YJA Star guerrilla Ayşe Bayram, who fell a martyr in Şırnak, reacted to the burial of her sister's remains in the cemetery of the nameless. The families stated that the state resorted to the dirty war.
• Condition of ill prisoner Fatma Tokmak worsening 

  Lawyer Jiyan Tosun  visited ill prisoner Fatma Tokmak in Bakırköy Prison and said that her health condition is worsening.
• EH Bildu-E. Republicana Senators table question about Er and Dağ 

  Senators of the Parliamentary Group Esquerra Republicana – Euskal Herria Bildu at the Spanish Parliament have tabled a question to the Spanish Government about the death sentence handed out to Abdurrahman Er and Mazlum Dağ in South Kurdistan.
• Prisoners in Van F-Type jail enter 53rd day of hunger strike 

  Prisoners in Van F-Type Closed Prison entered 53rd day of hunger strike.
• Turgut and Şiban's lawyers apply to Constitutional Court 

  The lawyers of Turgut and Şiban applied to the Constitutional Court on the grounds that their "freedom to seek justice and fair trial" rights were violated.
• Veteran Yaylalı: Today’s war crimes worse than the 90s 

  Yannis Vasilis Yaylalı, one of the former members of the Turkish army, said that the war crimes during the AKP-MHP rule are 10 times worse than the 90's and it is no longer necessary to hide them even.
• KJK demands to annul death sentence for Dağ and Er 

  The KJK demanded that the death sentence against Mazlum Dağ and Abdurahman Er, be withdrawn. The KJK said: "Mr. Nechirvan Barzani should not sign this sentence."
• Relatives of the disappeared tell the story of Giyasettin Oduncu 

  The relatives of the disappeared demanded truth and justice for Giyasettin Oduncu, who was detained in Amed in 1995 and never seen again.
• Bilmez: Ankara must comply with Council of Europe Imrali report 

  Since 7 August 2019, Abdullah Öcalan no longer had any contact with his lawyers. Ibrahim Bilmez from the Istanbul legal office Asrin spoke in an interview with ANF about the Council of Europe's latest report on Turkey.
• MEBYA-DER: Enemy law executed on martyrs’ bodies 

  MEBYA-DER criticizes the fact that the corpses of Kurdish martyrs are not delivered to the families, describing the action as inhumane.
• Violations increase in Antalya L Type Closed Prison 

  Referring to the fact that the right to life of prisoners staying in Antalya L Type Closed Prison has been violated by the epidemic, the IHD asked for the conditions of "quarantine wards" to be examined.
• Police opens grave of HPG guerrilla in Bitlis 

  The cemetery where HPG guerrilla Emrullah Tabak, who fell as a martyr 3 years ago, is buried in Bitlis, was opened by the police saying that there was a "problem with the DNA".
• Four Kurds die as refugee boat sinks off the coast of France 

  Refugee boat sank trying to cross from France to Britain; 4 Kurdish refugees lost their lives.
• IHD says prisoners in Elaziğ are threatened with torture 

  The Human Rights Association visited Elaziğ Campus Prison and said that no measures are taken to contain the coronavirus pandemic and that the torture continued.
• Human Rights Association highlights situation of ill prisoners 

  The Human Rights Association highlighted the situation of ill prisoners in Ankara, Istanbul and Izmir.
• Violation of rights in Antep jail increasing, says prisoner  

  Şemsettin Kargılı, who is imprisoned in Antep H Type Prison, said that violations of rights have increased in a telephone conversation with his family and added that 8 people were given the quantity of food sufficient for two.
• Solidarity Initiative for Mazlum Dağ and Abdurahman Er in Bern  

  A solidarity initiative against the execution of two Kurds, Mazlum Dağ and Abdurahman Er, who were sentenced to death in South Kurdistan, has been launched in Bern. The initiative appeals directly to South Kurdish President Nerchivan Barzani.
• Forensic report on prisoner Tumay confirms he was murdered 

  Ankara Forensic Medicine Institute prepared a report about the death of Serkan Tumay. The young man from Bitlis was murdered in Kırıkkale Prison. The report stated that "death was caused by injuries".