Item 1 - Case of Akdeniz and others v. Turkey (Application no. 23954/94), Judgment

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Published judgment in the Akdeniz and others case (A44/43/1/1). The Court ruled:
i) by six votes to one that the Government was liable for the death of the eleven missing relatives of the applicants in violation of Article 2 of the Convention;
ii) by six votes to one that there had been a violation of Article 2 of the Convention on account of the failure of the authorities of the respondent State to conduct an effective investigation into the circumstances of the death of the eleven missing men;
iii) by six votes to one that there had been a violation of Article 3 of the Convention in respect of the eleven missing men;
iv) by six votes to one that there had been no violation of Article 3 of the Convention in respect of the applicants;
v) unanimously that there had been a violation of Article 5 § 1 of the Convention;
vi) by six votes to one that there had been a violation of Article 13 of the Convention;
vii) by six votes to one that the State had failed to comply with its obligations under former Article 25 of the Convention.
The applicants were awarded a total of £624,840 sterling in damages.

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