29.07.2011 Daily Human Rights Report
(07/105) Murder by unknown assailants in Bingöl Province…
The head of the temporary village guards, Hacı Alan, was killed in the street by unidentified people in Taşlıçay Village of Karlıova District of Bingöl Province on 28 July 2011.
Following the attack, temporary village guards of the Taşlıçay Village went to Karlıova District and began random firing. They also attacked on the members of the Peace and Democracy Party (BDPPeace and Democracy Party ) and set the house of Şemsettin Özen, the BDP’s District Chairperson, into fire. Bingöl Governorate interpreted the incident as a “sentimental reaction” (ANF; cnnturk.com, 28 July).
(07/106) Operations and clashes in South-east…
A soldier was killed and four others were wounded with the explosion of a land mine as an army vehicle was passing by in Nurhak District of Kahramanmaraş Province on 28 July 2011 (ntvmsnbc.com, 28 July).
(07/107) Torture and ill-treatment in detention…
Ümit Karan, retired football player who had been arrested in connection with rig in football on 7 July 2011, made a statement via his lawyer on 28 July 2011 and claimed that he was psychologically tortured in solitary confinement for three days during his detention process (Radikal, 28 July).
(07/108) Coercion in prison…
Zeynel Abidin Çoban, a Wernicke-Korsakoff patient and a prisoner in Kırıklar (İzmir) F Type Closed Prison No. 2, hospitalised due to the hunger strike he commenced in order to protest the coercion on him on 28 July 2011 (ANF, 29 July).
(07/109) Coercion in prison…
Ahmet Demirbaş wrote a letter to the Human Rights Association (IHD) and stated that he was beaten by the guardians in Kepsut (Balıkesir) L Type Closed Prison reported on 28 July 2011 (ANF, 28 July).
(07/110) Intervention to the protest in Silopi District…
Şoreş Ürün (13) was wounded from her head with the hit of the gas bomb shell used in the intervention of the police officers to the protest in Silopi District of Şırnak Province on 28 July 2011 (Zaman, 28 July).
(07/111) Closed trade union…
Ankara Work Court No. 15 adjudicated to close down the Trade Union of the Judges and Prosecutors [Yargıçlar ve Savcılar Sendikası (YARGI-SEN)] on 28 July 2011 (bianet.org, 28 July).
