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‘Statutory limitations non-applicable to crimes against humanity without additional laws’

‘Statutory limitations non-applicable to crimes against humanity without additional laws’

Speaking about a court case filed into torture to death in detention, but closed due to statutory limitations, lawyer Kılıç says, “There is no need for additional legal regulations for the non-applicability of statutory limitations to crimes against humanity.”

27 September 2021 Ayça Söylemez

2009: 36 Deaths in Prison, 36 Deaths for Ignoring "Stop Warning"

İHD-TİHV 2009 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT

2009: 36 Deaths in Prison, 36 Deaths for Ignoring "Stop Warning"

According to the annual report of the Turkish rights organizations İHD and TİHV for 2009, 36 people died in prison, 6 in detention, 61 were shot by village guards, 36 died for ignoring the police's "stop warning". 50 soldiers and 91 armed militants died in conflicts.

3 May 2010 Tolga Korkut

12 Extra-Judicial Killings in Three Months

RIGHT TO LIFE - TURKISH HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION REPORT

12 Extra-Judicial Killings in Three Months

According to the Turkish Human Rights Foundation, seven people died in detention in the first quarter of 2009 and another five in extra-judicial executions by the police and the gendarmerie. Two people died in detention in April, one was severely injured by police bullets.

20 April 2010 Tolga Korkut

Resul İlçin Dead after "Falling down" in Detention

DEATH IN DETENTION

Resul İlçin Dead after "Falling down" in Detention

Resul İlçin died in hospital after he had been taken into custody. Police officers declared that he "fell down" in detention. İlçin's family filed a complaint. The governor announced, "He fell down himself. He had previously undergone heart surgery". DTP MP Bayındır brought the matter to the parliament.

26 October 2009 Tolga Korkut

Refugee Murder Case at Heavy Penal Court

The case concerning the death of Nigerian refugee Okey in police detention has been sent to the Beyoglu Heavy Penal Court.

27 November 2007 Tolga Korkut

Two Detention Deaths in One Month

Two Detention Deaths in One Month

Polish national Witek is said to have killed himself in detention; vital evidence in Okey case is "lost".

21 September 2007 Tolga Korkut,Ismail Saymaz