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281 people subjected to torture in
Turkey's Kurdish region in 2012: IHD
26.6.2012 |
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June 26, 2012
DIYARBAKIR, The Kurdish
region of Turkey, — In a press statement on June 26
International Day in Support of Victims of Torture,
Human Rights Association (IHD) Diyarbakir Branch
reported that 281 people in Eastern and Southeastern
Anatolia Regions were subjected to torture and ill
treatment in the first four months of this year, ANF
news agency reported.
The press statement in Diyarbakir was read by IHD
Diyarbakır Branch Executive Ercan Dönmez who called
attention to the importance of supporting victims of
torture in the fight against torture. Dönmez
underlined that instances of torture and ill
treatment continue to be on the rise in Turkey, in
the Kurdish region in particular, despite the AKP
government’s declaration of zero tolerance against
torture in 2004.
Dönmez underlined that; “Cases of torture and ill
treatment, which remarkably decreased in early
2000’s within the scope of law of harmonization code
of the EU, have recorded an increase since the
inurement of the new Turkish Penal Code in 2005, the
amendments made in Anti-Terror Law in 2006 and in
the Law of Police Powers in 2007. Police powers not
only intervene in almost all activities and meetings
but also use disproportionate force on people. As
intense torture and ill treatment continue after
social events as well,www.ekurd.net
the most recent instance was seen in Diyarbakir
where a citizen was subjected to torture both during
and after his detention. One other case was
experienced in Istanbul where a citizen suffered
brutal violence of a group of police officers on
street.”. Dönmez also called attention to the number
of cases of torture and ill treatment in Eastern and
Southeastern Anatolia Regions, which was 741 in 2010
and rose to 1555 in 2011.
Referring to the cases of torture and ill treatment
in 2012, Dönmez reminded of recent Urfa Prison
incident which led to riots and deaths of some
prisoners who protested against the torture-like
practices in most of Turkish prisons. Dönmez
underlined that all these unfavorable incidents were
a consequence of the fact that government officials
aren’t changing their opinion about torture and ill
treatment.
“Impunity of public officials who practice torture
and ill treatment, as well as the lack of effective
investigation into perpetrators encourages
torturers. We, as associations defending human
rights, are deeply concerned over a potential
increase of cases of torture and ill treatment in
our country which has a remarkable rate of right
violations.”, added Dönmez.
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