Yıldız Samer

Yıldız Samer

Onen: Human Rights Values are being Corroded

The fight against terrorism has created certain wars, Human Rights Foundations chair Onen. Certain countries have been occupied. Human rights violations have increased. All these point to a new struggle area. We need international solidarity.

10 December 2004

Guler: Can a Father Take his Son to a Clash?

How can a father take his 12-year-old son to a clash? asked Guler, a CHP lawmaker and a member of the Human Rights Commission of TBMM. None of our findings point to a clash. Guler wants the investigations to be carried out in a transparent manner.

10 December 2004

Fury Reigns after Murder of Father and Son

The furious people of the Kiziltepe, Mardin urge for the murder, in a police operation, of the 12-year-old Ugur, and his father Ahmet Kaymaz uncovered. They are seeking to hide the incident from public says local human rights activist Perincek.

3 December 2004

Municipal Police Cannot Guard Morals

The municipal police have no authority to warn the youth who hold hands or cuddle on the shore. The real crime being committed here is to violate peoples freedoms, said lawyer Cinmen.

29 September 2004

Reforms Yet Insufficient for Free Speech

IHD workers Salman and Kizgin are being tried for insulting state officials because of their posts. The same people are trying Salman and Kizgin.

15 September 2004

Kurdish Villagers Still Far From Home

GOC-DER and TOHAV said the title of the law on Compensating for Losses Arising from Terrorism and Anti-Terrorism Operations, is problematic. They said the village guards may be an obstacle in the villagers return.

1 September 2004

Civilian MGK Still Non-Existent

Lawyer Cetin said nobody has so far seen the regulation which allows civilians to be appointed as Secretary-Generals of the National Security Council. Regulations and laws on the council should be open to public, said Cetin.

692 People Tortured in The First Half of 2004

According to a report by Human Rights Association (IHD) in the first six months of 2004; 61 people lost their lives in armed clashes, 692 people were tortured or mistreated and 3,688 were arbitrarily detained.

IHD: Who is Responsible for Perinceks Death?

The IHD is making public the unexplained points in Siyar Perinceks death, and the torture that those detained went through.

Former DEP Lawmakers Released

Lawyer Alatas applied to the Supreme Court of Appeals and demanded that former DEP lawmakers are released. The Supreme Court of Appeals released the lawmakers on Wednesday. It will decide on a retrial on July 8.

IHD: Attacks on Visitors Continue

Visitors of the prisoners at the Tekirdag F-type prison were beaten up by soldiers with nightsticks. The Human Rights Associations Istanbul branch is pursuing legal action against the incident.

DGM System Should not Stay Same

Prof. Dr. Azrak said, If the specialty courts to be set up to replace DGMs have the same trial system as DGMs, the Constitutional amendment will have no meaning.

Association may be Closed before it Opens

The Governorship has demanded that the Human Rights Agenda Association is closed down. The associations head, lawyer Orhan K. Cengiz, wrote a letter to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and asked him to take action.

AP will Discuss Virtual Trial

Zana and former DEP Deputies lawyer Alatas, said the court decision would hurt Turkeys EU bid. Alatas said the retrial was not fair and added former DEP deputies should have been released as the retrial began.

IHD Calls on Justice Ministry to Take Action

IHD said the reports given by Forensic Medical Institution to Wernicke Korsakoff patients werent in line with ethics. It called on the Ministry and prosecutors to take action against the reports, which lead to the patients being arrested arrested.

No Police During Medical Exam of Detainees

With a new project of the Forensic Medical Institution, police or gendarme wont be present in the room when the doctor is examining a detainee. They will send the reports in a sealed envelope to the prosecutor.

Onen: EU is Narrowing the Torture Definition

Representatives of the EU Commission say that the Human Rights Foundation has a very wide definition of torture. The Foundations head Onen says that there has been a general inclination in the world after 2001 to narrow down the definition of torture.

New Jerseys Guantanamo

The Human Rights Association and the Turkish Human Rights Foundation demand that conditions are met so that Ismail Hakki Avci, who was tortured in the U.S. can press legal charges.

THIV:Forensic Department Should be Autonomous

Human Rights Foundation called on the AKP government to end its pressure on the Forensic Medical Institution. The Forensic Medical Institution isnt postponing the sentences of people it had previously diagnosed with the Wernicke Korsakoff disease.