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Report on Halfeti by Urfa Bar Association: The Detained Subjected to Sexual Torture

Report on Halfeti by Urfa Bar Association: The Detained Subjected to Sexual Torture

Releasing a report on the detained in Dergili Neighborhood in Halfeti, Urfa, the Urfa Bar Association has said, “Several of the detained were subjected to sexual torture.”

‘The Detained Woman Began Her Meeting With Lawyer in Tears’

FOUNDATION FOR SOCIETY AND LEGAL STUDIES

‘The Detained Woman Began Her Meeting With Lawyer in Tears’

Preparing a preliminary report on the allegations of torture in Halfeti, Urfa, the Foundation for Society and Legal Studies (TOHAV) has requested that an investigation be launched against investigating bodies, public officers and physicians.

Report by Ankara Bar Association Regarding Allegations of Torture in Custody

Report by Ankara Bar Association Regarding Allegations of Torture in Custody

Releasing a report regarding the allegations of torture in Ankara Financial Crimes Investigation Bureau, the Ankara Bar Association has shared detailed information on the allegations and requested an investigation against law enforcement officers.

‘Even the Judge Had to Append Torture Allegations to Record’

LAWYER SÖZEN ON ALLEGATIONS OF TORTURE IN HALFETİ, URFA

‘Even the Judge Had to Append Torture Allegations to Record’

Visiting the ones detained in Halfeti, lawyer Sözen has stated that though they requested referral of the detained to Forensic Medicine Institution to identify torture marks, their request has not been responded. Their period of detention has been extended.

27 May 2019 Ayça Söylemez

Allegations of Torture in Elazığ Prison on Parliamentary Agenda

Allegations of Torture in Elazığ Prison on Parliamentary Agenda

HDP Van MP Tayip Temel has submitted a parliamentary question regarding the allegations that inmates are subjected to systematic torture in Elazığ No. 2 Prison.

Constitutional Court Rules Compensation for Maltreatment of Arrested Children

Constitutional Court Rules Compensation for Maltreatment of Arrested Children

Announcing its judgement on children subjected to maltreatment, battery and naked body search in prison, the Constitutional Court has ruled that the prohibition of ill treatment has been violated and a compensation of 90 thousand TRY shall be paid to children.

1 March 2019 Ayça Söylemez

Rights Violations in Patnos Prison Brought into Parliamentary Agenda

Rights Violations in Patnos Prison Brought into Parliamentary Agenda

HDP Ağrı MP Dirayet Dilan Taşdemir has submitted a parliamentary inquiry, requesting that a parliamentary investigation be launched into the allegations of battery and maltreatment as well as poor quality of water and epidemics in Patnos Prison.

5 February 2019

Turkey Sentenced to Pay 5 Thousand Euro in Damages for Injury with Rubber Bullet

Turkey Sentenced to Pay 5 Thousand Euro in Damages for Injury with Rubber Bullet

The ECtHR has announced its judgement regarding unionist Kadri Kılıcı, who was injured with a rubber bullet during a police intervention. The court has sentenced Turkey to pay 5 thousand Euro in non-pecuniary damages for violating the “prohibition of torture”.

27 November 2018 Ayça Söylemez

ECtHR Rejects Ill-Treatment Application of Öcalan

ECtHR Rejects Ill-Treatment Application of Öcalan

European Court of Human Rights has rejected the application of Abdullah Öcalan, who previously applied to the court, claiming that he was subjected to ill-treatment by prison wardens during a search conducted in his cell.

27 September 2018

ECtHR Convicts Turkey of Testimony Without Attorney

ECtHR Convicts Turkey of Testimony Without Attorney

The ECtHR has ruled that Turkey has violated the right to a fair trial of Güner, who applied to the court alleging that his statements had been made under duress and he had been convicted based on testimony made in the absence of an attorney.

4 September 2018 Ayça Söylemez

Turkey to Pay Fine of 12 Thousand Euro Over ‘Torture’

Turkey to Pay Fine of 12 Thousand Euro Over ‘Torture’

The ECtHR has ruled that Turkey pay material and immaterial compensation of 12 thousand euros to Vatandaş, who applied to the ECtHR with the complaint that he was tortured and ill-treated in custody.

15 May 2018 Ayça Söylemez

Attorney Durak: Police Beat the Detained Among RedHack To Create Evidence

Attorney Durak: Police Beat the Detained Among RedHack To Create Evidence

Stating that RedHack members who were taken into custody in the investigation into the hacker organization have not been told what they were charged with, attorney Fırat Durak has noted that the detainees were being exposed to systematic torture and the police were trying to create evidence.

28 September 2016 Ayça Söylemez

Is Prison’s Duty to Play ‘Ölürüm Türkiyem’* for Hours?

Is Prison’s Duty to Play ‘Ölürüm Türkiyem’* for Hours?

CHP’s Ağbaba has asked Bozdağ: “Have you looked into the allegations that ‘Ölürüm Türkiyem’ song is being played through speakers of Tekirdağ Prison and when it meets reaction, announcements as ‘You will shout as long live the Republic of Turkey’?”

"Turn Diyarbakır Prison into a Museum!"

"Turn Diyarbakır Prison into a Museum!"

Minister Eker has mentioned plans of knocking down Diyarbakır prison and building a school there, but former prisoner Kankılıç calls for a memorial to the suffering there.

25 August 2009 Bawer Çakır

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