Anong raport5 ot tortura 6nd ill-traathent lron south.astarn'lurtey are allagltlon3 th6t thc 5ecurity foraes in their sea.ch tor nenbers .no suPport.r! of lha guerrilla groupi haya roundrd op the occupants of entrrevill.9es.nd br.ten thair.0tt€n the young ft6le populdtion is t!Len for(lo5er inter.ogltion to lha n€!rcat policr st.tion.nd il,l-tr.dtad lor u9to 30 day! and hore. 3.S lortstt all.o.tion3 fror oth.r pl.cct L,raily tntrrn.tion.l h.s .l3o rtc€ived lorturc.lltgatiorrr lron v.rrous othat Dlaclg in lurkcy. Onr of th€5a caaeg |"€let^s to the del€nlion ot sor" 16 all.gtd '|.|nlarq ol Tlxxo in Addn.' On 15 f€bru.ry 1990 Addnd Polr(€ lnnounccd ihat they had baln datalnad 5inc€ 2 f.bruary. i'r|ne ot thenr tere held for up to 15 d6y3 batora iarng talen to.luoge,hs ordercd tnerr arrctt.11./44/962 8/21387 English Page8 3.4Sou~heastern Turkey Mostreports 01severetorture andill·treatment comefromsoutheastern Turkeywherethemajority ofthepopulation is01Kurdisn origin. Under currentlegislation themaximum lengthofincommunicado detention inthe eightprovinces underemergency leg;slation istwiceaslongasinthe remain-ing partofthecountry. However, inanarea....1thahighly underdeveloped infrastructure, whereconstant clashes between Kurdish guerrillos andtheTurkish security forcesarereported fromremote settlements inruralareas,communciation ismorethandifficult andeven thelocalHumanRightsAssociation inOiY4rbak\r orYan.forinstance, has onlyinafewcasesbeenabletogatherreliable. detailed information. WhenanAmnesty International delegate visited theareainOctober 1989thesituation wasverytenseandevenlawyers werereluctant tospeak openlyaboutthevastamountofhumanrightsviolations. However, almost allofthemagreedthattorture wasapplied routinely. involVing notonly tnepersons suspected ofpoliticol offences, butinffia~ycasesinvolv,n9 allmembers ofthefamily. Inaninterview withtheweeklySokaklawyer OrhanOoganfromthedistrict townofeilresaidon11February 1990: ~Slncetheestablishment oftheRegional Governor [on19July1987JJhave nothadthechancetodefendaclientwhohasbeenimprisoned without havingbeentortured." Amongreports oftorture andill·treatment fromsoutheastern-Turkey areallegations thatthesecurity forcesintheirsearchformembers ana supporters oftheguerrilla groupshaverounded uptheoccupants ofentlre villages andbeatenthem.Oftentheyoungmalepopulation istakenfor closerinterrogation tothenurest policestation andHl-treaUd forup to30daysandmore. 3.5TortureIn.g.tions frototherplaces -'-"_sty International hasalsoreceived torture allegAtions irom varlOU~ otherplaces'inTurkey. OneofthesecasesreferstothedetE'ntl0n of~o,',·· 18a11.ged members ofTIKKOinAdana. On15February 1990hddna POll(~ announced thattheyhadbeendetalned sinc~2February. :>'JItIE'ofthen,were heldforupto15daysbeforetfingtHentoaJUdge whoorderfd tt,elr arrest. I ••• Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library5. t nfai r Trial AnneSty !nt€rnational ts concerneO that n6ny politrcal p.tsoners rn r!rreynave Deen tenteaced tO impri5onnent or dea!h .fter trials ihrCh drd notneet ihterndtionally recognlied mrnimln standardr tor fdir tilals.
**Analysis**
The text discusses the human rights violations in southeastern Turkey, specifically the allegations of torture and ill-treatment by the security forces against the Kurdish population. The text also mentions the lack of development in the region and the difficulty in gathering reliable information due to the tense situation. Based on this, it is likely that the text is related to human rights and humanitarian issues.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Human rights