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HRD Tätigkeitsbericht Juni 2019
HRD Activities 2019/1
REPORT: Suspicious Deaths, Ill-Treatment and Dreadful Conditions in Turkish Prisons
HRD, Victim Laborers Platform and the Victim Educators Platform submitted a joint stakeholder report on Turkey’s Universal Periodic Review, going to be held on the 35th Session in January 2020 with the title “Suspicious Deaths, Ill-Treatment And Conditions In Turkish Prisons”
This report, based on the data embedded in various reports on human right violations and victims’ statements in media reports and documentations, describe a general view of such violations and conditions in Turkish prisons and provide a background analysis of the problem. It also underlines the discrimination of inmates in the correctional system.
We explained and gave an overview of methods of torture and ill-treatment and no-complain policy in the Turkish prisons, as well as of the scheme of insult, humiliation, threats, and threats with relatives; coercive actions; sexual harassments. Furthermore, we took a closer look to the suspicious deaths in prisons and the circumstances of the reasons for these deaths.
It is difficult to determine the actual extent of human right violations with all their variations and frequencies as there is no transparency in governance. The result of investigations of individual ill-treatment cases are not shared publicly by authorities. Questions, even those asked in Turkish parliament by its members, remain unanswered. Prisons hardly open their doors for impartial and independent visits for a full range inspection.
Various forms of ill-treatment have been conducted systematically, covering all issues around inmates and their visitors within the parameters of almost all prisons where terrorism related convicts or pre-trail detainees are being held. There is no national mechanism to effectively prevent and investigate these violations.
Turkey should be strongly urged to establish adequate prison conditions as well as prevention and control mechanisms of ill-treatment according to international standards. Country visits by international organizations and bilateral diplomatic engagements are necessary to ensure that the government comply with its responsibilities emanating from international treaties and regulations.
For the report please follow this link.
REPORT: Impacts of the Emergency Decrees on Victims and Their Family Members
As part of the UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review of Turkey during the 35. Session in January 2020, Human Rights Defenders, Lilia Platforma Kobiet and the Victim Laborers Platform have submitted a joint stakeholder report with the title “In Turkey: Conviction to Hunger, Civilian Death and its Effects on Family”.
During the State of Emergency and the subsequent process, the law and job security of the victims and their relatives are taken from their hands. In addition, their occupational licenses were canceled. Security investigations and interview conditions were introduced at the entrance of public professions. In the private sector, methods such as harassing and threatening employers have been applied in order not to give employment to the victims. Foreign bans were brought to victims or their relatives. With all these practices, people were condemned to civil death and hunger.
In our submission as Stakeholders we explained the elimination of law and job security, the effects of the cancellation of the professional licenses, the coding of social security codes, thus making it impossible to be employed again.
For the report please follow this link.
Report on the Right to Property in Turkey
As part of the UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review 35th Session, the Human Rights Defenders e.V., Victim Laborers Platform and the Victim Educator Platform submitted a joint Report on the Right of Property, concerning in Turkey.
In this report, we examined how the AKP government restricted and ignored the right of property by ruthlessly using the sword of decree-law during the state of emergency with the excuse of the coup attempt which was stated in 15.07.2016 in Turkey. How the AKP government used the decree-law tool against not only the members of Gülen movement which they held responsible for the coup but against anyone who they considered as critical towards them and how these restrictions and ignore of the right of property became affecting and victimizing all citizens of Republic of Turkey. Within this context, we explained with examples how the right of property which is protected under international agreements, Constitution of Turkey and Laws was restricted.
Furthermore we deliberated the procedures and problems of the Turkish Government which started before and reached its peak in the aftermath of the failed coup attempt in July 2016. Furthermore, we explained the fact of preventing the right to legal remedies and the problems encountered during the legal processes.
In our Submission we discussed the role of the ECtHR on this topic, and how the ECtHR was a partner for solution of how Turkey denied its obligations arising from international agreements.
For the report please follow this link.