A mother; Gülcan Gözoğlu,
A lawyer; Behiç Aşçı
They have been living both life and death at the same time for 250 days to support to abolish of separation and isolation in the prisons which have been practiced since 19th December 2000.
The present situation shows that implemented separation-isolation’s results reached to a point, which indicates not only prisoners-convicts but also their families-lawyers cannot struggle through juridical ways and get positive results.
Minister of Justice and the Government remain silent, which waits deaths, for about 250 days. Our (as IHD) meeting demands, which are about problems in prisons, from Minister of Justice have not been answered for two years. Our last demand for appointment, about isolation and death fast, on 24.11.2006 is also unanswered.
Today as Human Rights Association, we call for once again;
* The Government and Minister of Justice to fulfil their responsibilities. Let abolish isolation conditions that are applied upon prisoners and convicts in all prisons.
* Let three doors in the F type prisons be opened immediately, so 9 prisoners and convicts be able to communicate with each other, thus; death fast will stopped.
* Prisoners and convicts’ rights of defence, health, education, nutrition and communication with their families, lawyers and generally outside world and not to be subjected to violence should be respected in the prisons.
* Conditions in prisons, especially for women and children places, should be compatible with mankind honour.
* All of prisoners and convicts should be treated in a manner that suitable to human honour.
We know that although doors, which are sources of isolation, are in prisons, their keys are in Ministry of Justice.
HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION