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January-March | April-June | January-June | |||||||||
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2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | ||
I. RIGHT TO LIFE | ||
I.1. Extrajudicial Executions | ||
Killed and injured by security forces In Stop Warnings, and violation of authority on arm use by officials, arbitrary firing |
6 deaths |
10 individuals wounded |
I.2. Deaths and Injuries In Prisons | ||
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3 individuals |
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3 deaths |
1 individual wounded |
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1 individual |
- |
Total |
7 deaths |
1 individual wounded |
I.3. Deaths in Police Custody |
1 individual | |
I.5. Attacks by unidentified assailants |
10 deaths |
8 individuals wounded |
I.6. Doubtful Deaths |
5 deaths | |
I.7. Armed Conflicts |
6 deaths |
2 individuals wounded |
I.8. Killed and injured by illegal organizations |
4 deaths |
7 individuals wounded |
I.9. Official Negligence and Fault | ||
Suicides of police and gendarmerie |
2 individuals |
- |
Who attempted to suicides |
1 individual |
- |
I.10. People Attacked | ||
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- |
7 individuals wounded |
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- |
5 individuals wounded |
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22 deaths |
366 individuals wounded |
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2 deaths |
3 individuals wounded |
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- |
4 individuals wounded |
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- |
2 individuals wounded |
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- |
7 individuals wounded |
Total |
24 deaths |
394 individuals wounded |
I.11. Deaths and injuries due to Explosion of Landmines and Unidentified Ordinances |
2 deaths |
12 individuals wounded |
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22 individuals |
- |
I.13. Torture and Ill Inhuman or degrading treatments or punishments |
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98 individuals | |
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139 individuals | |
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4 individuals | |
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11 individuals | |
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6 individuals | |
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51 individuals | |
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27 individuals | |
Total |
336 individuals | |
II. LIBERTY and PERSONAL SECURITY | ||
II.2. Individuals taken under detention arbitrarily |
1827 individuals | |
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232 individuals | |
Total |
2059 individuals | |
II.3. Individuals arrested |
229 individuals | |
III. FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION | ||
III.1. Bans, restrictions, seizures | ||
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14 (5 celebrations regarding Newroz, 2 festivals, 1 art and poetry competition, 2 posters, 1 stand, 1 activity of a campaign and 2 Kurdish Songs from broadcasting) | |
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1 | |
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1 (6 volumes in total) | |
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1 (1 issue in total) | |
Total |
3 (1 book, 1 book and 1 newspaper; Confiscation on a book written by Muzaffer İlhan Erdost and 8 books written by İsmail Beşikçi was ended; ban on 15 book written by Beşikçi is stil continuing ) | |
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1 (5 days in total) | |
III.2. Raided newspapers and publishing houses |
8 (4 associations, 3 newspaper offices and 1 center for cultural and artistic activities) | |
III.3. Decisions of High Council for Radio and Televisions (RTÜK) |
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III.3.1. Televisions and radio channels suspended from broadcasting |
3 (2 TV channels and 1 radio channel were suspended from broadcasting for 90 days) | |
III.3.2. Televisions and radio channels suspended from program |
14 (A total of 27 programs of 11 TV channels and 3 radio channels were suspending) | |
III.3.3. Warnings given for radio and television channels |
93 (40 TV channels and 53 radio channels were warned 124 times.) | |
III.3.4. Television and radio channels whose defenses were asked |
19 (18 TV channels and 1 radio channel) | |
III.4. Investigations Launched against people who expressed their thoughts |
17 (Against 145 individuals) | |
III.5. Trials Launched against people as they expressed their thoughts | ||
Trials Launched at the period between January and March |
A total of 634 years 2 months imprisonment sentence were demanded in 21 trials launched against 167individuals. | |
Trials launched under article 312 of the Turkish Criminal Code |
6 (103 individuals) | |
Trials launched under article 169 of the Turkish Criminal Code |
1 (12 individuals) | |
Trials launched under article 159 of the Turkish Criminal Code |
3 (5 individuals) | |
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6 (30 individuals) | |
Others |
5 (17 individuals) | |
Concluded Trials at the period between January and March |
7 individual was acquitted in 20 concluded trials, 4 trial dropped, 29 individuals were sentenced to 18 year 5 month 15 day imprisonment and fine’s 22 billion 3 million 338 thousand Turkish Liras. A total of 2 year 9 month 15 day imprisonment was converted fine’s 7 billion 26 million 115 Turkish. 6 month imprisonment and 218 million fine sentences were postponed. (Note: Two of the fine decisions were made as redress: Newspaper “Vakit”-614 billion and Newspaper “Türkiye’de Cuma” - 30 billion Turkish Liras) | |
IV. FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION AND DEMONSTRATION | ||
IV.1. Raided or restricted by security forces Associations and demonstrations |
25 (pres meeting, demonstration, marches, meetings and other activities) | |
IV.2. Activities Banned |
9 (press meeting , marches and other activities) | |
Investigations Launched |
Administrative investigation against 667 individuals were launched, Judicial Investigation was launched against 164 individuals. | |
Trials Launched at the period between January and March |
1740 years imprisonment sentences were demanded in 11 trials launched against 392 individuals. | |
Resulted Trials |
51 individual were acquitted in 7 resulted trials and investigations. 83 individuals were sentenced to a total of 95 years 11 months 2 days imprisonment and fine’s 1 billion 740 million Turkish Liras. A total of 21 years 2 months imprisonment sentences were postponed. 25 doctors were given “warning”, 10 doctors were given “disapproval”, 7 doctors’ salaries were reduced, 12 teachers were suspended from grade, and 23 teachers were dismissed from their duties for 3 months. | |
V. FREEDOM TO ORGANIZE | ||
V.1. Raided Political Organizations |
2 (DEHAP’s Sultanbeyli and Karayazı Branches) | |
V.2. Investigations Launched |
7 (against 20 individuals) | |
V.4. Organizations Closures (A judicial proceedings) |
9 (Muş Branch Office of the TUHAD-DER and an election Office were permanently closed; The Local of the Diyarbakır Consumers Rights Association (Tüketici Hakları Derneği Lokali) was closed for 7 days. Trials against Milli Gençlik Vakfı, TKP and DEHAP are still pending. Investigation against HAK-PAR was launched. Trials against TİHV (HRFT) and Mersin THÖD were resulted and acquittal decision was given. ) |
January-March 2004 Human Rights Violation Balance Sheet was collected from personal applications and various newspapers, journals, televisions and Internet sources.