From: "Derya Tekin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Vl: German delegation in Turkey issues press statement
> From: dhkcbureau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 17:15:30 -0000
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: "[Ozgurluk.Org]" German delegation in Turkey issues press statement
>
> PRESS STATEMENT BY A DELEGATION FROM DARMSTADT (GERMANY) :
>
> BRIEF REPORT BY THE DELEGATION FROM DARMSTADT, DATELINED ISTANBUL, 10:45 PM,
> FEB 12, 2001.
>
> The participants in the delegation are receiving an initial overview of the
> violation of human rights and trade union rights in the country, by means of
> discussions with lawyers (People's Law Bureau), union representatives from
> Genel-Is (public service trade union) which is part of the DISK trade union
> confederation, the IHD (Human Rights Association) in Istanbul and the
> association of families of political prisoners, TAYAD.
>
> Late on Monday (February 12) the delegation which was in the Istanbul TAYAD
> office learned of the current situation of a 100-strong group of family and
> friends of prisoners, which had travelled to Ankara the night before to
> express a protest to the Justice Ministry about the treatment of prisoners.
> According to this information, of the 100 people who went, about 80 actually
> got to Ankara following various actions by the police. After a brutal police
> attack, which left people severely injured, including one with a skull
> fracture, 12 people were arrested and taken to the anti-terror department.
> The others are staying at a culture centre in Ankara and intend to remain
> until the 12 who have been arrested are set free.
>
> Some of the group are in bad condition after the police attack and are going
> back to Istanbul.
>
> Tonight more people are going to Ankara to support the families and friends
> who have already gone.
>
> The delegation participants protest against the behaviour of the Turkish
> police; they have informed the German Embassy about the incident and called
> on the Justice Minister of Turkey to receive the families and friends of
> prisoners who have come to Ankara.
>
> Susanne Schuckmann, broadcast journalist
> Hans-Jürgen Wittig, DGB (German Trades Union Confederation) secretary, Kreis
> (District) Starkenburg
> C. Aras, lawyer
> Peter Nowak, freelance journalist
>
> INVITATION TO CONCLUDING PRESS CONFERENCE:
> Darmstadt human rights delegation in Turkey February 11-16, 2001
> Invitation to press conference on Monday, February 19, 2001
> [Details of press conference at Darmstadt Technical University planned for
> that date omitted.]
>
> The delegation participants will return on February 16 and report on their
> investigations into the situation of political prisoners, their families and
> the democratic opposition. There will be talks with defence lawyers and the
> lawyers' bar, trades union representatives, the Medical Chamber, the IHD
> (Human Rights Association) and if possible with prisoners themselves. The
> background to this is the extremely brutal transfer of inmates into new
> prison buildings on December 19 (32 dead), and ongoing reports and
> statements about further deaths, torture and rape of prisoners and violent
> repression of any form of opposition.
>
> The delegation and the work of informing the public is being carried out by
> an independent support group in Darmstadt for political prisoners in Turkey.
> [Names of delegation participants which are same as given above omitted, as
> well as some Darmstadt contact details]
>
> With friendly greetings
> C. Ondreka
> (Committee For Struggle Against Torture Through Isolation, IKM)
>
>
>
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