States speaking in the UN Human Rights Sessions criticized Turkey harshly and urged the country to end rights violations at once.
Category: Turkey
UN High Commissioner urges Turkey to stop attacks on human rights
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein stated that institutions and individuals interested in the Kurdish issue are targeted by the government.
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Gülmen: “Recent torture method: is-she-dead checks”
Another letter arrived from Nuriye Gülmen, who is now on the 142nd day of her hunger strike. Gülmen’s lawyers posted the letter on social media, and it says: “As hunger continues, you don’t get more hungry than the day before, but your mind, emotions, thoughts and your whole being just gets hungrier and hungrier.
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Şengül:Turkey detained human rights defenders to hide the violations
Turkey’s Human Rights Association (IHD) deputy secretary general in charge of organisation stressed that the Turkish government detained human rights activists to hide the violations in the country. Turkish government detained human rights activists to hide the violations in Turkey, IHD deputy secretary general in charge of organisation Necla Şengül said.
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Yavuz: Torture has become culture in Turkey
TİHV Diyarbakır Representative Barış Yavuz stated that torture has become culture in Turkey, and is instated by the state.
The Committee for Freedom of Öcalan: Information file on situation 2017
The Freedom of Abdullah Öcalan Will Guarantee the Success of the Peace Process in Turkey
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UN Commissioner: Turkey hinders our investigations in the South East
UN Human Rights High Commissioner Al Hussein said: “Our attempts at investigating the severe human rights violations in South Eastern Turkey are constantly rejected.”
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Children tortured in prison
More than 40 imprisoned children in the Adana Kürkçüler E Type Closed Prison, known for its officials’ rights violations, tortures, and arbitrary policies, were exiled to other prisons after being beaten and tortured.