10 Cartoons against systematic torture during detention in Turkey
7:43 AMThese cartoons are based on a report released by 'Advocates of Silenced Turkey'
30 women were detained and strip-searched at Uşak Police Department. They were forced to undress completely and squat. Many incidents of strip searches are being reported in Turkish prisons.
Public Prosecutor, who was investigating the suspicious death in solitary confinement, closed the case and launched an investigation against those who published the photographs in the press.
Of the 562 victims, 283 were subjected to torture in detention centres and 73 in police stations. 134 persons were subjected to torture while in detention and transport vehicles.
Minister of Justice said, “There is no torture in Turkish prisons.” HDP Deputy
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reacted, “Is he the Minister of the country where 24 people have died in prisons in last four months?"Minister of Justice said, “There is no torture in Turkish prisons.” HDP Deputy
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reacted, “Is he the Minister of the country where 24 people have died in prisons in last four months?"
A torturer policewoman Elif Uzun Sümercan was later appointed as the Head of the Department. It shows how the AKP government protects and rewards torturers.
The AKP government publicizes the acts of torture in the press with pictures and video footage, portraying blatant torture as a success in the fight against crime.
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