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Report on the Human Rights Violations that Occurred Between February 6 and 27, 2023, following the earthquakes in Antep, Maraş, Hatay and Malatya

In a report on human rights violations following the February earthquakes in 11 provinces, the HRFT stated that each death caused by the earthquake is a violation of the right to life.
Author / Editor:
Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV)
Eylem Yıldızer
Cihan Deniz Zarakolu
Coşkun Üsterci
Publishing Date:
2023
Language:
Turkish
Publisher:
Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV)
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According to the report, during the period in question,

  • At least one person died in custody as a result of torture and other ill-treatment.
  • As a result of law enforcement intervention in detention, 3 detainees died.
  • 17 persons were tortured and ill-treated in 9 separate incidents, and 1 person died.
  • The identities of 82 of the 1902 unaccompanied children could not be determined.
  • Law enforcement or civilians intervened with 22 journalists reporting from the earthquake zone. 1 journalist was injured, and 4 journalists were arrested. 2 journalists were arrested for their posts on social media.
  • Actions were taken against 575 people for their posts on social media. 141 people were detained, 27 people were arrested.
  • Halk TV, Tele 1 and FOX TV channels were fined by RTÜK for their broadcasts about the earthquake and search and rescue efforts.
  • After the earthquake, 246 people who protested the decision to continue education at universities from a distance were detained under torture and other ill-treatment.
  • Citizens, civil society organizations, political parties, and communities collecting relief supplies for earthquake victims were blocked in at least 20 incidents. 16 people were arrested and 6 people were arbitrarily detained. One person was subjected to physical violence, while another was fined.
  • One person was injured during the armed attack on a fundraising event.
  • In at least 7 incidents, relief goods were confiscated by AFAD, the district governor's office and the police.
  • 100 trucks of the Gelecek Partisi, 1500 tents, 8 trucks and 2 trucks with relief goods collected by HDP, 30 containers and 120 generators were confiscated.
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