content tagged with Torture ban

Police Torture Convicted After 15 Years

Police Torture Convicted After 15 Years

The European Court of Human Rights found Turkey guilty of violating torture and inhuman or degrading treatment ban in the case where police officers were acquitted for torturing Şükrü Yıldız on the grounds of “self-defense”.

17 March 2015 Ayça Söylemez

Turkey Convicted of Torturing 19 y.o. Demonstrator

Turkey Convicted of Torturing 19 y.o. Demonstrator

Mehmet Fidan has been detained during a demonstration in Şırnak province and subjected to torture. ECHR found Turkey guilty of torture.

17 December 2014 Ayça Söylemez

ECHR Considers Statute of Limitations As “Torture”

ECHR Considers Statute of Limitations As “Torture”

The European Court of Human Rights considered the statute of limitations ruling in Demirtaş case as ill-treatment and torture, convicted Turkey.

29 October 2014 Erol Önderoğlu

ECHR: Kumkapı Removal Centre Is “Inhumane”

ECHR: Kumkapı Removal Centre Is “Inhumane”

ECHR found Turkey guilty of violating the “ban of torture and ill-treatment” in the case of Zalim Yarashonen, a Russian citizen who had been kept in Kumkapı Removal Centre in Istanbul for six months.

27 June 2014 Ayça Söylemez

ECHR Ignores Torture Footage

ECHR Ignores Torture Footage

The European Court of Human Rights did not find Turkey guilty of violating torture ban in a case where police assaulted the applicant by turning his arm. Instead, the court found Turkey guilty for poor investigation.

5 November 2013 Ayça Söylemez

Another ECHR Verdict on Turkey’s Tear Gas Use

Another ECHR Verdict on Turkey’s Tear Gas Use

The European Court of Human Rights found Turkey guilty in the case of Abdullah Yaş - a protestor who was injured by police tear gas bombs in Diyarbakır in 2006. The Turkish state was ordered to pay 20,000 euros to the applicant.

Turkey Found Guilty of Police Violence

ECHR VERDICT

Turkey Found Guilty of Police Violence

The European Court of Human Rights found Turkey guilty on two separate cases regarding riot police attacks in 1996 and police crackdown torture in 1997.

ECHR Convicts Turkey of Violating Torture Ban

ECHR Convicts Turkey of Violating Torture Ban

ECHR found Turkey guilty of violating torture ban, ordering the Turkish state to pay the applicants 24,000 euros as non-pecuniary damages and court expenses.

25 April 2013 Ayça Söylemez

Turkey Found Guilty of Torture "On the Street"

ECHR Verdict

Turkey Found Guilty of Torture "On the Street"

The European Court of Human Rights found Turkey guilty of violating the torture ban, ordering the Turkish state to pay Yasin Böber, a police violence victim, a sum of 21,500 euros.

11 April 2013 Ayça Söylemez

Turkey Found Guilty For Torture

ECHR VERDICT

Turkey Found Guilty For Torture

The European Court of Human Rights found Turkey guilty for inflicting torture on Ayhan Mimtaş, ordering the Turkish state to pay 12,750 euros as damages.

20 March 2013 Ayça Söylemez