A minibus, in the rural area of Beyyüşşebap district of Şırnak province, was raked. 12 people (children, women and men) in the minibus were killed.
At the moment, perpetrators of the attack are unknown.
The region has been declared as security zone a few months ago. As a result; entrance and exit is being kept under the control by security forces of the State. Media and public opinion, currently, do not have proper, right information about the attack. So, as Human Rights Association (IHD) we are commenting the attack within the framework of our principal attitude that is;
We are defending dominance of peace in our country. Keystone of peace is composed of human rights and freedoms, democracy and rule of law.
As IHD we are against attack, which targets civilian, without considering peace period or war period. We condemn the violation of the Article 3, which is about prohibition of arbitrary murdering and common in Geneva Conventions that are the most important documents of Humanitarian Law. We are against extrajudicial executions, which are violation of right to life, by the State organs. We are against executions by organizations that use arm as a tool in their activities, too.
The attack in Şırnak is inhuman and cruel.
IHD considers the attack as the one, which should be condemned and be against without regarding its perpetrators or aim.
We are sharing sorrow of families whose relatives killed in the attack.
We demand for revealing perpetrators and bringing them to justice.
HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION