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ECHR Convicts Turkey Twice

ECHR Convicts Turkey Twice

The Turkish government is to pay applicant Derman € 43,000 in compensation due to ill-treatment in police custody, the European Court of Human Rights decreed. Applicant İçen will receive a compensation of € 15,000 because she was tried as a civilian at a military court.

Interference with Kurdish Letters Unlawful

EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS

Interference with Kurdish Letters Unlawful

The European Court of Human Rights convicted Turkey of a violation of the "right to respect for private life" upon an application lodged by 10 prisoners. They had applied because letters in Kurdish written to their families had not been dispatched by the prison administrations.

12 January 2011 Erol Önderoğlu

ECHR Convicts Turkey in Hrant Dink Case - PM Erdoğan protects MIT

ECHR Convicts Turkey in Hrant Dink Case - PM Erdoğan protects MIT

The family of Hrant Dink, killed Turkish-Armenian journalist, won their case at the European Court of Human Rights. PM Erdoğan on the other hand refused permission for an investigation into alleged negligence of MIT members related to the murder.

24 August 2010 Tolga Korkut,Burçin Belge

Turkey Convicted of Censorship and Intervention against Demonstrators

Turkey Convicted of Censorship and Intervention against Demonstrators

The European Court of Human Rights found Turkey guilty of a violation of freedom of expression because of bans of Yedinci Gün and Toplumsal Demokrasi newspapers. Turkey was also convicted in cases filed by journalist Arpat and 13 demonstrators respectively.

17 June 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

ECHR Convicted Turkey of Extrajudicial Killings

ECHR Convicted Turkey of Extrajudicial Killings

The European Court of Human Rights convicted Turkey based on extrajudicial killings by the police. Turkey was sentenced to a € 103,000 fine for "violating the right to life" regarding the killing of an innocent bystander during a police raid of a private home.

23 April 2010 Semra Pelek

ECHR Convicted Turkish Censorship of 'Obscenity'

ECHR Convicted Turkish Censorship of 'Obscenity'

The European Court of Human Rights decided that the punishment of publisher Akdaş by reason of the book "The Eleven Thousand Rods" by Apollinaire was a disregard of freedom of expression. The book is considered as a work belonging to the European literature heritage.

17 February 2010 Erol Önderoğlu