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UGA A/A44/43/3/1/32
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Case of Kurt v. Turkey (15/1997/799/1002), Judgment
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- 1998/05/25
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50pp
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Published judgment in the Koçeri Kurt case (A44/43/1/44). On 25 May 1998, the European Court of Human Rights ruled by 6 votes to 3 that there had been violations of Article 3, 5, and 25 of the European Convention on Human Rights, and by 7 votes to 2 that there had been a violation of Article 13. The Turkish Government were ordered to pay Üzeyir Kurt’s heirs £15,000 sterling in non-pecuniary damages, and to pay Koçeri Kurt £10,000 sterling in non-pecuniary damages and €15,000 in legal costs and expenses (less 27,763 French francs received in legal aid). The full judgment is available for viewing at https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/?i=001-58198
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English