According to the report by HDP Law Commission, between 20 July 2015 and 18 October 2015, 2590 HDP members in total, including provincial co-chairs, members of party assembly, etc. were taken into custody. 630 of them were arrested. Besides, our 22 mayors were relieved of duty upon orders by the Ministry of Interior. Many Kurdish cities including Diyarbakir, Silvan, Lice, Batman, Bitlis, Şırnak, Cizre, Silopi, Şemdinli, Dersim are being exposed to 2-week curfews by the government.

It is clear that the AKP Government is trying to create a chaotic situation in Kurdish cities where HDP gained victory in June 7th General Elections. We, as HDP Foreign Affairs Commission, call on international public opinion to focus their attention on the Kurdish Regions of Turkey in order to prevent human rights violations and gerrymander.