HUMAN RIGHTS

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• Dutch Parliament recognises ISIS massacre of Yazidis as genocide 

  The Dutch House of Representatives has recognized the massacre carried out by ISIS against the Yazidi community as genocide and a crime against humanity.
• Şenyaşar Family: If there is solidarity, there will be justice 

  The Şenyaşar family is continuing their resistance and said that justice can be achieved through solidarity.
• 85 conscience objectors fined in Turkey 

  The Campaign to Support the Right to Conscientious Objection in Turkey has released its report on 'Conscientious Objection to Military Service in Turkey'.
• Prisoners in Mardin: The hunger strike will continue till isolation of Öcalan is lifted 

  The hunger strike in prisons demanding the end of the isolation of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and the end to the violations of rights is on its 221st day. Prisoners in Mardin E Type Prison said that they will not take a step back.
• Police attack activists demanding justice for Suruç massacre  

  To mark the upcoming sixth anniversary of the Suruç attack, activists have distributed leaflets calling for justice in Ankara. The police opened fire with shots in the air and arrested five activists.
• Doctor Murat Ekmez says that isolation and torture are a threat to all humanity 

  Following the hunger strikes in prisons against the Imrali isolation, Istanbul Chamber of Physicians Board member, Doctor Murat Ekmez, said that isolation and torture are a threat to all humanity and called for a common struggle.
• Şenyaşar family visits bar association, DEVA party in Amed 

  The Şenyaşar family continues their resistance for justice. The family visited the bar association and the Democracy and Progress (DEVA) Party in Amed, Diyarbakir.
• Protest against Imrali isolation in front of Bakırköy Prison 

  The Solidarity with Prisoners Initiative protested the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan in front of Bakırköy Prison, Istanbul and expressed support to the ongoing resistance in Turkey’s prisons.
• Mother Şenyaşar: They are persecuting my son in prison! 

  Emine Şenyaşar made a phone call with her son Fadıl Şenyaşar, who has been jailed in Elazığ Prison for 3 years. “They are tormenting my son. We are being persecuted,” Şenyaşar said.
• Police storm prison, abduct two prisoners in Tokat 

  Turkish police raided the wards in Tokat prison, maltreated the prisoners, and kidnapped prisoners Hasan Ortaç and Mustafa Okçu.
• Thirty guards attack woman prisoner in Patnos L-Type Prison 

  Mizgin Kayitbey is in Patnos L-Type Prison and was tortured by 30 male guards.
• Seriously ill prisoner maltreated during hospitalization 

  Seriously ill prisoner Mehmet Emin Özkan travelled 3,300 kilometres in 2 weeks. The elderly man fell ill on the way.
• Hunger strikes in prisons reach day 215 

  The hunger strike prisoners started against the isolation of PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan continues on its 215th day. The hunger strike action in Maxmur has reached day 194 and in Greece day 177.
• Çevirmen: Massacres will continue if not confronted 

  Speaking at the Roboski meeting, HDP central executive committee member Nuray Çevirmen said that massacres will continue if the conflicts do not end and there is no official recognition.
• Şenyaşar family: Solidarity gives us strength to resist 

  The Şenyaşar family that protests the murder of their family members by the ruling AKP members emphasized the importance of solidarity on the 112th day of their justice vigil.
• Seriously ill prisoner Mehmet Emin Özkan transferred to Istanbul to get health report 

  Seriously ill prisoner Mehmet Emin Özkan was transferred to the Forensic Medicine Institute in Istanbul to get a report. He was previously sent to Elazığ.
• Şenyaşar family sends message of solidarity to HDP deputy Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu 

  The Şenyaşar family sent a message of solidarity to HDP deputy Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, who has been imprisoned after been stripped of his parliamentary status.
• Saturday Mothers: Where is Recep Diker? 

  Recep Diker from Silvan was 29 years old when he was last seen alive one day in September 1994. His family and the Saturday Mothers initiative have been trying to clarify his fate for decades.
• Fifty years in prison for torture victims in Urfa 

  More than two years after the torture scandal of Kurdish civilians from Urfa in response to a skirmish between guerrillas and police, 14 of those involved have been sentenced to over 50 years in prison on the usual terror charges.
• 83-year-old seriously ill prisoner again classified as "fit for detention” 

  83-year-old Kurdish prisoner Mehmet Emin Özkan has again been classified as "fit for detention". The man has been innocently in Turkish custody for 25 years, suffers from dementia and survived several heart attacks. Nevertheless, he is not released.
• IHD Amed Branch calls for immediate release of 83-year-old prisoner Özkan 

  IHD Amed Branch said that 83-year-old seriously ill prisoner Mehmet Emin Özkan is in serious condition and demanded his immediate release.
• Şenyaşar family continues justice vigil in Istanbul 

  The Şenyaşar family, who carries out a justice vigil for their family members who were murdered in Urfa, has been visiting Istanbul for two days to get legal support.
• Şenyaşar speaks at the Democracy Conference: “They killed my whole family” 

  Emine Şenyaşar spoke at the Democracy Conference and said that “Turkish authorities are brutal. President Erdoğan makes Halil İbrahim Yıldız a deputy. They killed my whole family. Do not leave us alone.”
• Hunger strike in prisons reaches day 210 

  The hunger strike launched in Turkish prisons against the Imrali isolation has entered its 210th day. The hunger strike launched in Maxmur has been continuing for 189 days and in Greece for 172 days.
• HRW: EU should make human rights core in agenda with Turkey 

  “European Union officials have a chance to send a clear message when they meet for an EU summit this week: the deplorable human rights situation in Turkey should have consequences for the country’s relationship with the EU, HRW said.