Human Rights Abuses In Turkey 1994

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From: Arm The Spirit <ats at etext.org>
Subject: Human Rights Abuses In Turkey 1994

Turkey: Balance Sheet Of Human Rights Violations In 1994

Arrests:                                           1,209
Arrests without warrant; temporarily detained:    14,473
Disappeared (probably killed) during detention:      328
Murders by "unknown assailants":                     292
Killed by torture while detained:                  1,000
Civilians killed in state attacks:                   458
Civilians wounded in state attacks:                5,574
Killed in armed fights:                            5,000
Villages destroyed and burned down:                1,500
Forest areas burned down:                             31
Unions, organisations, and publications banned:      123
Attacks aimed at unions, organisations, parties,
     and publications:                               119
People imprisoned for expression of their opinion:   100
Years sentenced to prison for expression of 
     their opinion:                     553 years, 5 months
Fine for expression of their opinion:   55,725,000,000.00 TL

(Source: Turkish human rights association, IHD)


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