Turkey: Information on whether there is a law which requires medical doctors to report all injuries to the police and on the penalties for refusing to do so
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 November 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | TUR22240.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Turkey: Information on whether there is a law which requires medical doctors to report all injuries to the police and on the penalties for refusing to do so, 1 November 1995, TUR22240.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab4b24.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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Sources consulted by the DIRB do not provide information on the above-mentioned law. However, the attached article, on a ban on treating "guerrillas," might be useful.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Attachment
Kurdistan Report [London]. May/June 1994. Kurdistan Solidarity Committee (KSC), 1 page.
Additional Sources Consulted
Amnesty International country file (Turkey).
Amnesty International Report. 1993-95.
Country Report on Human Rights Practices. 1992-94.
Human Rights Watch World Report. 1992-94.
News From Helsinki Watch. 1992-94.
On-line search of news articles.
Oral sources.