Turkish forces launched a new offensive in July against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in southeastern Turkey, a move that ended a cease-fire of more than two years.
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The conflict has left tens of thousands dead. After the bombing, the PKK militants, who accuse the government in Ankara of supporting Daesh, engaged in a series of supposed reprisal attacks against Turkish police and security forces, in turn prompting the Turkish military operations.
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While several such killings have been documented by HRW “in detail” through interviews with relatives and witnesses, “well over 100 civilian deaths and multiple injuries” have been recorded by local human rights activists, the worldwide organization said.
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She maintained to ignore or cover up the plight of the Kurds “would only confirm the widely held belief… when it comes to police and military operations against Kurdish armed groups, there are no limits – there is no law”.
Black smoke rose from buildings in the town after shelling from hilltops, Reuters TV footage showed, and the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) said at least 23 civilians had been killed.
Some 1.3 million people in 17 towns and cities have been affected by 52 curfews so far, according to official figures. Since the settlement process to resolve the country’s Kurdish issue ended, approximately 200 members of the security forces have been killed; curfews have been imposed in 17 southeastern districts, and almost 200,000 residents have been forced to leave their homes due to fighting and curfews.
HRW also called on the PKK to stop planting explosives in trenches and erecting walls cutting off neighborhoods.
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Demirtas accused the government and military of targeting citizens who were presented as “terrorists”. Turkey and Russia have been at odds since Ankara downed a Russian jet last month saying it violated its airspace. Turkish lawmakers can not be prosecuted unless parliament first strips them of their immunity. In towns throughout the southeast massive security operations are under way against an armed movement, the Patriotic Revolutionary Youth Movement (YDG-H), associated with the PKK.
