Item 11 - Case of Buldan v. Turkey (Application no. 28298/95), Judgment

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Printout of the web version of the published judgment in the Buldan case issued by the European Court of Human Rights. The Court unanimously ruled that there had been a violation of Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights with regard to the failure of the authorities of the respondent State to conduct an adequate and effective investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of the applicant's brother, but not with regards to the applicant's allegation that his brother was killed in circumstances engaging the responsibility of agents of the respondent State, or with regards to the applicant himself. The Court also ruled that a violation of Article 13 had occurred, but not of Articles 13 or 14. The widow and two children of Savaş Buldan were awarded €10,000 in non-pecuniary damages, and Nejdet Buldan was awarded €6,000 in pecuniary damages and €10,000 in costs and expenses. The full judgment is available for viewing at https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-61711

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