HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS in TURKEY 2007

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1 HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS in TURKEY 00 RIGHT to LIFE DEATH WOUNDED EXTRA JUDICIAL EXECUTIONS (Arbitrary Killing, Killed And Injured By Security Forces In Stop Warnings, And Violation Of Authority On Arm Use) Killed and injured by Police and Gendarmerie 9 Killed and injured by Village Guards 5 4 Total 4 DEATHS WOUNDS in PRISONS 6 suicide attempt DEATHS WOUNDS under CUSTODY 5 UNKNOWN ATTACKS Men 5 Women 6 Children OFFICIAL NEGLIGENCE and FAULT Death and wounded people because of official negligence and fault Suicide(s) and Attempts Suicide by Policemen or Gendarmerie ATTACKED PEOPLE Members and Executives of Political Parties, Trade Unions and Associations Total suicide attempts Total (Hrant Dink, Journalists Staffs of Zirve Publishing House; Necati Aydın, Uğur Yüksel and Tilmann Geske) Teacher/Professor Student(s) 68 Local Administrator 6 Worker 6 Chaplain 4 Other 55 0 Total 6

2 ARMED CONFLICT Security Forces Armed Militant 66 Total 44 0 Note: 9 died and 04 wounded soldiers because of mine explosions are also included in this figure KILLING and WOUNDS by ILLEGAL ORGANIZATIONS 06 DEATHS and WOUNDS due to EXPLOSIONS of MINES and UNIDENTIFIED ORDINANCES Men 5 5 Women Children 8 4 SUSPICIOUS DEATHS Total 4 69 Men Women Children HONOUR KILLINGS Total Women 6 Men 0 Children 6 VIOLATIONS AGAINST WOMEN S RIGHT TO LIFE Total 5 5 Suicide 65 Suicides 9 suicide attempts Women subjected to domestic violence 66 deaths 6 wounded/ 5 rape Violence, Rape, Harassment Against Women in Social Area 5 deaths Women forced to prostitute 4 persons VIOLATIONS AGAINST CHILDREN S RIGHT TO LIFE 55 wounded/ 48 harassments and rapes Suicide 4 suicides 9 suicide attempts Children subjected to domestic violence Violence, Rape, Harassment Against Children in Social Area 4 deaths deaths Children forced to prostitute 5 children 9 wounded / harassments and rapes 4 wounded / 9 harassments and rapes

3 PROHIBITION of TORTURE TORTURE, ILL TREATMENT, DEGRADING, INHUMAN TREATMENT and PUNISHMENT Torture and Ill treatment under Custody 4 Torture and Ill treatment by Village Guards Torture and Ill treatment, which practised out of official detention places Torture in Prisons 90 Threatened People 4 Beaten and Injured People by Security Forces Attacks in Social Demonstrations Torture and Ill treatment by Private Security Forces (who work for security companies) Violence in Schools TOTAL 68 VIOLATIONS AGAINST PERSONAL SECURITY and LIBERTY Detained 9 Arrested 440 Detained Asylum Seekers and Immigrants 0 Asylum Seekers and Immigrants who lost their lives 5 VIOLATINS AGAINST FREEDOM of EXPRESSION Banned Activities Banned and Confiscated Publications Raided Newspapers, Publishing Companies 9 (4 meetings, 5 conferences and interviews, plays (theatre), trips, 4 festivals, signature stands, concerts, documentaries, exhibition, mawlid (religious ceremony) 48 ( newspapers and magazines, posters, statements, invitations were banned or confiscated. The broadcast of Voice of Anatolia Anadolunun Sesi was suspended indefinitely by RTÜK; Supreme Board of Radio and Television) 8 (0 magazine offices, 6 newspaper offices, news agency offices) Banned Web site

4 INVESTIGATIONS, AGAINST THOSE WHO EXPRESSED THEIR OPINIONS, in 00 Cases Opened in 00 There are 90 cases opened Articles against people TCK (Turkish Penal Code) 0 There are 8 investigations against 558 people in 00. Number of Case 4 TCK 5 4 TCK 5 0 TCK 0 TCK 6 8 TCK TCK 8 TCK 0 4 TCK TCK 5 TCK 65 TCK 6 TCK TCK 8 TCK 85 TCK 88 TCK 4 4 TCK 8 Press Acceptance and Exercise of Turkish Alphabet Political Parties Law (Numbered 9) on Meeting and Demonstration. Article 5 Article Article Article 8 Crimes that committed against Ataturk Other Articles 46 8s NOTE: Numbers of articles in total are more than numbers of cases since there are more than one articles in some cases for opening a court case. Cases Opened before 00 There are 6 ongoing cases, which opened before 00 and continue in this period, against Articles 4 people. TCK (Turkish Penal Code) 0 Number of Case 46 TCK 5 9 TCK 5 6 TCK 6 4 TCK TCK 8 TCK 0 TCK TCK 6 TCK 8 TCK 85 TCK 88 6 TCK 4 0 TCK 8 4 Code 59 Code Code 44 Code 480 Code 56 Press 5 Acceptance and Exercise of Turkish Alphabet Political Parties Law (Numbered 9) on Meeting and Demonstration Article 5 Article 6 Article Article 8 Crimes that committed against Ataturk Associations Military Penal Code Other Articles NOTE: Numbers of articles in total are more than numbers of cases since there are more than one articles in some cases for opening a court case.

5 Cases Concluded in 00 9 cases were concluded in people were judged in these cases. 5 cases, against people, were dropped. 44 people were acquitted. 69 people were sentenced to 46 years, 4 months, 0 days imprisonment and 49.54,0 YTL (New Turkish Lira) fine. Articles TCK (Turkish Penal Code) 0 Number of Case 6 TCK 5 40 TCK 5 6 TCK 6 TCK 8 TCK 0 TCK 6 0 TCK 6 TCK TCK 88 4 TCK 4 TCK 8 Code 59 Code Code 44 Code Press 4 Acceptance and Exercise of Turkish Alphabet Political Parties Law (Numbered 9) on Meeting and Demonstration Article 5 Article 6 Article Article 8 Crimes that committed against Ataturk Associations Other Articles NOTE: Numbers of articles in total are more than numbers of cases since there are more than one articles in some cases for opening a court case VIOLATIONS AGAINST FREEDOM of ASSOCIATION Raided or Attacked Political Parties, Trade Unions and Associations Closed Down/Attempts to Close Down Political Parties and Associations 05 (There were 6 raids by police and 69 attacks in of the raided or attacked organizations were buildings or representative offices of political parties, of them were associations, of them trade union offices, of them were foundation offices, and of them culture centres.) (The court case against Emekli Sen Retired Union, which launched in 00, was re tried and it was closed down. Barış Gönülleri Derneği Association of Peace Volunteers was dissolved. Court cases to close down against İHD (Human Rights Association) Branch in Mersin, Democratic Society Party (DTP), İlmi ve Kültürel Araştırmalar Vakfı (the Foundation of Scientific and Cultural Researches) and Lambdaİstanbul Derneği (Gay Association). The decision to close down of Ergani Pelda Women Association was quashed by the Supreme Court of Appeals. In accordance with the decision ECtHR; the cases of Halkın Emek Partisi (HEP) People s Labour Party, Özgürlük ve Demokrasi Partisi (ÖZDEP) Freedom and Democracy Partyand Türkiye Birleşik Komünist Partisi'nin (TBKP) United Communist Party of Turkey will be retried.

6 The Supreme Court in Turkey gave a formal notice to Hak ve Özgürlükler Partisi (HAK PAR) Rights and Freedoms Party, Milli Demokrat Halkın Partisi (National Democratic People s Party) and Özgür Toplum Partisi Free Society Party.) VIOLATIONS AGAINST FREEDOM of MEETING and DEMONSTRATION Meetings and Demonstrations Intervened by Security Forces Investigations Opened in 00 4 ( marches, demonstrations, 4 meetings, activities, press conference, wedding ceremony) There are 9 investigations, which opened against 68 people in 00. Cases Opened in 00 There are cases against 5 people in 00 Cases Opened before 00 and postponed to 008 Cases Concluded in 00 6 cases, which opened in and/or before 00 against 59 people, were postponed to 008 In 5 concluded cases; people were sentenced to 0 years and months imprisonment and 989 YTL fine in total. people were acquitted. Cases against 49 people were dropped. VIOLATIONS AGAINST ECONOMIC and SOCIAL RIGHTS Dismissed workers 686 Occupational Accident Death because of occupational accidents Wounded because of occupational accidents 9 VIOLATIONS AGAINST RIGHT TO EDUCATION Students who are under investigations by Disciplinary Boards in Universities Students who were punished by Disciplinary Boards in Universities 0 69 (9 students were dismissed from schools. 4

7 students were rusticated from schools for various periods. 6 students were punished with censure and admonition.) This balance sheet prepared by Documentation Unit of IHD Headquarters. These information collected through individual applications to IHD Branches, reports by Human Rights Inquiry Research Commissions in IHD Branches, news from local national media companies, reports by other NGO s and official institutions.