.nd Novanb.r. 1969. conccrning lh. lcngth of dat.ntron (eolica <u5tody), acca5s of drt.inaas to their l.ryarir thr daath trnalty and provitronl under |rhich priionart ol aonrcilnac havr bccn convictcd, had not bccn anaatad by tha cnd of Hlrci 1990.9hila thalc drafi .fianal|nantr, il 9.5sc(t, |Jould raprcsrnt. itcp in th. right diraction, thcy nayarth.l.l! rould fallthort of lntarnrtional 3tandarata in i6portant raspact3. 'tha tar'a 'Dritonar3 of conscienae" rctarr to perSon5 inpri:onad anyrherafor thalr brllati, colour, !ar, athnic origin, langu.9a or ralrgron.provtdtd thay hava not u3ad or advocatad violanc.. t. Pri aon.rr of Contclanca Trials.nd ih9riionrnant ol orisonars ol conici.ncc conlinuad in l989 and durir,g the tirrt r,onth3 of 1990. Th€ riumdn Rr9tt5 A!soaldtlon rrr ILrrl€y aitihatld that thcr. r.r.5,0o0 politicll prisona.s rt thc .nd of 1989, Thay in(l!d.d huridr.d3 of pr'i3onar5 ot conicianca! ahong th.m irftbar'a otpolitiaal o19.ni:ationi, trrdc unionr an6 illagal Xurdish group5.r rall ai Journalistt and rel igious aclivjs!!.A./44/962 S/21387 English Page4 EMBARGOED FOR9MAY1990 AIIndex:[UR44/66/90 Amnesty International 9MOy1990 TURKEY: CO'HINUING VIOLATIONS OFIUWlRI6lITS Amnesty International continues tobeconcerned abouttheimprisonment of prisoners ofconscience·, systematic torture andill·treatment of prisoners, unfairtrialsofpolitical prisoners inmilitary andstate security courtsandtheimposition ofthedeathpenalty inTurkey. Thousands ofpeopleremainimprisoned forpolitical reasons. including hundreds ofprisoners ofconscience. Theuseoftorture continues tobe widespread andsystematiC. insomecasesresulting indeath.Political trialsinmilitary andstatesecurtty courtsdonotmeetinternational standards governing fairtrials. Noexecutions havebeencarried outsince October 1984.butover260prisoners undersentence ofdeath.having exhausted alllegalremedies. arecurrently .waiting adecision bythe Turkish GrandNational Assembly (TBHH)andthePresident ontheir execution. Draftamendments tothe1982Constitution. theTurkish P~nalCode (TPC)andtheTurkish Criminal Procedure Code(Tepe)announced inSeptember andNovember 1989.concerning thelengthofdetentlon (police custody). accessofdetainees totheirlawyers, thedeathpenalty andprovisions underwhichprisoners ofconscience hayebeen con~lcted, hadnotbeen enacted bytheendofHarch1990.Whilethesedraftamendments, ifpassed. wouldrepresent estep1ntherightdirect10n, theynevertheless would f~11 shortofinternational standards 1nimport.nt respects. '"Theterll·prisoners ofconscience" referstopersons 1mprisoned l!Inywhere fort~eirbeliefs. colour, sex.ethnicorigin, 1.ngulge orrell910n. provided theyhayenotusedoradvocated violence. 1.Prisoners ofConscience Trialsandimprisonment ofprisoners ofconscience cont;nued in1989and duringthefirstIt,ontnsof15190.TheHum4nRllijt,tsAS!ooclatlon HIlur~t.)' estimated thattherewere5,000political pr1soners attheendof)989. Theyincluded hundreds ofprisoners ofconscience. amongthem me~bers of political organizations. tradeun;onsandillegal Kurdlsh groups ISwellas Journalists Indreligious activists. I•••
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report on human rights violations in Turkey, specifically focusing on the imprisonment of prisoners of conscience, systematic torture, and unfair trials. It also touches on the topic of the death penalty and the lack of implementation of international standards. Given the content, it is likely that the report is related to human rights and humanitarian issues.

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