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Rights organization raises concerns about ‘mouth search’ in prison

Rights organization raises concerns about ‘mouth search’ in prison

Lawyers from the Prisons Commission of the Human Rights Association (İHD) Adana Branch visited the Kürkçüler Type F Closed Prison, met with nine prisoners and prepared a report based on their accounts and observations.

24 February 2022

Ill prisoner not referred to hospital as he rejects ‘mouth search’

Ill prisoner not referred to hospital as he rejects ‘mouth search’

Chronically ill prisoner Aydın cannot be treated as he does not accept his mouth being searched as a form of body cavity search while being taken to the hospital. His mother has filed a complaint about this practice by also citing the pandemic.

15 February 2022 Ayça Söylemez