File 1 - Correspondence

107 items

Correspondence authored, received, and/or compiled by Kevin Boyle, Aisling Reidy, and Françoise Hampson pertaining to the Gülten Aytekin case. The correspondence is with the European Commission of Human Rights, the European Court of Human Rights, and the Kurdish Human Rights Project. Notable items within this correspondence accessible to the public include: the notice of application; letters which accompanied documents and observations submitted on behalf of the applicant; letters clarifying the subsequent application of Feyzullah Aytekin and its eventual withdrawal in favour of the existing application of Gülten Aytekin; notes for the guidance of those taking part in proceedings before the European Court of Human Rights; composition of the Chamber hearing the case; logistical details pertaining to the hearing in the case held on 29 June 1998 in Strasbourg including lists of witnesses; letters from the Court requesting information from the applicant’s representatives; the offer of legal aid to the applicant from the Court; letters from the Court which accompanied submitted documents and observations received from the Government; letters from the Court associated with the delivery of the case judgment; and correspondence between Boyle and the KHRP pertaining to the failure of the case.

Correspondence and associated materials within the file that were created by either the European Commission of Human Rights or the Government of Turkey, as well as all materials pertaining to friendly settlement negotiations, are not permitted to be accessed until 1 November 2073.

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• Turkish