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Friday, September 22, 2017

Some Notes for the Warmongers

Some Notes for the Warmongers

In the last couple of weeks, İnsan Hakları Derneği (Human Rights Association) Diyarbakır Branch has published an important report on human rights violations between the dates July 24, 2015 and July 24, 2017, which attests to the atrocities faced by our society in numbers.

According to this report, in the last 2 years:

- 771 security personnel and 1307 armed militia died in armed clashes. 51 people were caught in crossfire and died.

- 448 people were killed as a result of extrajudicial killings by soldiers, police or village guards (korucu). Most of these deaths took place during the curfews imposed. 75 of them were children.

-14 people died as a result of armored cars hitting them.

- As a result of armed groups actions, 129 people died all around Turkey, 64 of whom were living in Kurdish cities. In Kurdish region, 14 people died after being detained by armed militia or due to attacks committed by them.

- 15 children died due to mines or residues from armed clashes. 56 people died due to fire opened at people near the borders.

In total 2891 people died. 2891 lives lost, 2891 hearts stopped beating! Those injured can go up to 3000.