content tagged with inmate rights

Selahattin Demirtaş in Prison Again After Medical Examinations

Selahattin Demirtaş in Prison Again After Medical Examinations

Referred to hospital yesterday after feeling unwell in prison last week, former HDP Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş has been taken back to the Edirne Prison after medical examinations.

3 December 2019

Struggle in Prison to Keep Colored Pencils, Sharpeners

Struggle in Prison to Keep Colored Pencils, Sharpeners

Taner Korkmaz, an inmate jailed in a high security prison, requested the return of his colored pencils as the prison administration banned the usage of colored pencils and pencil sharpeners for security reasons.

10 February 2015 Ayça Söylemez

70 Prisons House “Sponged Rooms” in Turkey

70 Prisons House “Sponged Rooms” in Turkey

Turkey's Justice Minister admitted that there were sponged rooms in 70 prisons. These rooms are notorious in press for its torture videos. Sponged rooms are being watched for 24 hours and the rooms’ toilets are not surrounded.

3 July 2014 Ayça Söylemez

“Even Hepatitis B Patient Inmate Is Unable to Retrieve Test Results”

BATMAN M TYPE PRISON

“Even Hepatitis B Patient Inmate Is Unable to Retrieve Test Results”

MAZLUMDER Prison Commission released a report on the conditions of Batman M Type Prison, citing prison administration’s arbitrary practices on political inmates and health permits.

5 September 2013

Pepper Gas Intervention in "Return to Life" Case Hearing

Pepper Gas Intervention in "Return to Life" Case Hearing

Gendarmerie forces intervened a discussion between police officers and family members of defendants who are standing trial over the Operation “Return to Life” at Ümraniye Prison, spraying pepper gas and locking family members down in the courtroom.

28 May 2013 Ayça Söylemez

Hunger Strike in Van Prison

Hunger Strike in Van Prison

12 inmates from Van High Security Prison have launched a hunger strike, demanding improvement in medical treatments and food service - a protest that reached its 8th day.

20 May 2013 Ayça Söylemez

Cancer Fighter Inmate Dies in Prison Clinic

Cancer Fighter Inmate Dies in Prison Clinic

Human Rights Association of Turkey claimed that the officials ignored longtime the release request of Hacı Nasır, an inmate who lost his cancer fight in prison clinic on March 21.

26 March 2013 Ayça Söylemez

Website Campaigns For Turkey's Foreign Inmates

Website Campaigns For Turkey's Foreign Inmates

hapisteyabanci.wordpress.org, a recently launched blog, aims to bring awareness on the situation of Turkey's foreign inmates.

Prison Blaze Unveils Inmate Rights Abuses

Prison Blaze Unveils Inmate Rights Abuses

A prison blaze in Hakkari prison last night reminded the importance of recently released report saying that at least 3,263 right abuse complaints were reported in Southeastern Turkey's prisons.

13 February 2013