The 6-month balance sheet report on rights violations in North Kurdistan, prepared by the Amed Branch of the Human Rights Association (IHD), has been presented.
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The 6-month balance sheet report on rights violations in North Kurdistan, prepared by the Amed Branch of the Human Rights Association (IHD), has been presented.
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Prisoners are denied papers, access to health, and are often not taken to common areas officially because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a latest report.
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Describing the CPT report on Imralı as “deficient”, the Asrin Law Office called on the CPT and all international human rights organisations to put more effective mechanisms into effect and to take on responsibility.
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The CPT said that “the underlying concept of the detention regime of persons sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment is fundamentally flawed”, urging a “complete overhaul” of the detention regime for such prisoners.
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IHD co-chair Öztürk Türkdoğan spoke about lawyers on death fast Ebru Timtik and Aytaç Ünsal and said that every negative outcome that may occur will be a shame not only for government but for the whole society.
The Turkish Constitutional Court has rejected the lifting of the ban on contact with Abdullah Öcalan and his three fellow prisoners on Imrali. The defence team has now taken the case to the European Court of Human Rights.
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“Turkish authorities should immediately investigate these credible allegations of serious abuse and hold those responsible accountable,” said deputy program director at Human Rights Watch.
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