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REPORT SUMMARY

The curfew declared by Sırnak Governorship Office in Cizre town on 4 Septem-
ber 2O15 lasted until ]2 September 2015 and during this time all communication
means connecting Cizre to the outside world had been cut with a very few excep-
tions. within the same period all the roads to cizre town have been blocked by
barricades of security forces. The armoured military or police vehicles and tanks
besieged all around the town,

All public services including water, electricity, garbage collection, health, edu_
cation, legal services had been interrupted altogether during the curfew. Dwellers
had been deprived of all basic life needs such as food, medicine, milk, infant for_
mula etc. Especially disruptions in water, electricity, health services like ambulances
had significantly affected the public health and caused deaths in some instances.

During the period of curfew, in some districts (Nur, Cudi, Sur and Yafes) securitY
operations had been performed by military tanks, police panzers and the military
with heavy weaponry. The officials had announced the aim of operation as rem6-
ving trenches and barricades and arresting some armed suspects,
At the end of the operations carried out and conflicts happened during the
period of curfew sixteen ('16) civilians died of gunshots or shrapnel pieces; dozens
of people were in]ured and six (6) people lost their lives due to not having access
to hospita|s. Ambulances had not been running and some people bled to death.

Despite a series of actions relating to the right to life and other grave human
rights violations, no CSl or forensic examınatıon and evidence collection prOCeSS
has taken place; victims and witnesses have not been heard,

The curfew has violated constitutional and basic rights of citizens like right to
live, prohibition of ınhumane treatment, right to freedom and security, inviolabilitY
of private and family lives.

This report prepared by Diyarbakır Bar Association COVerS a detaiIed exami_
nation of all the facts and incidents took place in Cizre town between 4 and 12
September 2015.