Correspondence authored, received, and/or compiled by Kevin Boyle, Aisling Reidy, Françoise Hampson, and Sheldon Leader pertaining to the Kurt 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: letters which accompanied documents and observations submitted on behalf of the applicants; requests on behalf of the applicant for extensions of document submission deadlines; correspondence from the Essex team regarding the 9 December 1994 statement made via the Bismil public prosecutor in which Koçeri Kurt was misled into retracting her application; Boyle and Hampson’s letter of 2 April 1995 informing the Commission of the difficulties they have had in contacting the applicant due to intimidation of her and her lawyers from Turkish authorities; Koçeri Kurt‘s statement of means submitted 10 May 1995; correspondence pertaining to the 5-9 February 1996 case hearing in Ankara including logistical details, offers of legal aid, and lists of potential witnesses; the Court’s letter of 23 January 1997 informing that the Commission has brought the case before the Court; statements of the applicant’s wish to partake in proceedings before the Court and letters of legal authorisation submitted on 19 February 1997; Amnesty International’s request of 29 August 1997 to submit comments on the case; correspondence pertaining to the 26 January 1998 case hearing in Strasbourg including logistical details, offers of legal aid, and lists of potential witnesses; the Court’s letters of 25 May 1998 forwarding copies of the case judgment; the legal representatives’ schedules of professional fees and costs; correspondence regarding shortfalls in payment from the Turkish Government; and Hampson and Boyle’s letter of 9 November 1998 to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe requesting enforcement of the substance of the judgment against the Government.
Correspondence authored, received, and/or compiled by Françoise Hampson, Aisling Reidy, and Kevin Boyle pertaining to the Hayriye Kişmir case. The correspondence is with the European Commission of Human Rights and the European Court of Human Rights. Notable items within this correspondence accessible to the public include: letters which accompanied documents and observations submitted on behalf of the applicants; the letter of 31 March 1995 introducing the application; the Turkish Government’s letter of 7 March 1997 informing that the investigation into Aydın Kişmir’s death by the Diyarbakır Public Prosecutor’s office was concluded with a decision of non-lieu based on lack of evidence against the accused police officer (CLOSED UNTIL 2073/11/01); documents submitted on 28 May 1999 by the Turkish Government pertaining to the investigation into Aydın Kişmir’s death including an autopsy and post-mortem examination; the Government’s letter of 6 October 1999 forwarding a legible copy of Aydın Kişmir’s autopsy; and Hampson’s letter of 3 March 2000 informing the Court that she and Boyle are withdrawing as legal representatives in the case.
Correspondence authored, received, and/or compiled by Françoise Hampson, Aisling Reidy, and Kevin Boyle pertaining to the Cemil Kılıç 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: letters which accompanied documents and observations submitted on behalf of the applicants; the letter of 13 August 1993 introducing the application; requests from the applicants' representatives requesting extensions for document submissions; letters from the Court requesting information from the applicants' representatives and accordant letters of acknowledgment of receipt; the 11 September 1995 comments on the Government’s submissions with regards to the trial of the alleged Hizbullah terrorists; materials pertaining to the 4-5 July 1997 case hearing, including lists of proposed witnesses; Hampson’s letters of 20 February 1998 and 6 April 1998 introducing elements of the Susurluk Report as evidence; the Court’s letter of 24 March 1999 informing that the Chamber has referred the case to the Court; the 23 March 1999 judgment of the Diyarbakır Third State Security Court (submitted by the Government on 8 September 1999) convicting Hüseyin Güney of being a member of a separatist organisation, the Hizbullah; materials pertaining to the 18 January 2000 case hearing, including procedural correspondence, lists of proposed witnesses, and granting of legal aid to the applicants; and Hampson’s report to the KHRP on the case hearing and the future of the litigation project; statements of means from many of the applicants submitted with regards to obtaining legal aid from the Commission; and the Court’s letter of 10 March 2000 informing that the Chamber has adopted its judgment in the case.
Correspondence authored, received, and/or compiled by Kevin Boyle, Aisling Reidy, and Françoise Hampson pertaining to the Mehmet Kaya 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: letters which accompanied documents and observations submitted on behalf of the applicants; requests on behalf of the applicant for extensions of document submission deadlines; correspondence pertaining to the case hearings including lists of proposed witnesses; the letter of 2 December 1996 informing that the Commission has brought the case before the Court; correspondence during 1997 regarding the uncertainty of Mehmet Kaya’s participation in proceedings before the court and the authorisation of his daughter Leyla to act as his representative in proceedings; the legal representatives’ schedule of legal fees and costs submitted 19 December 1997; notice of the Court’s judgment adopted on 19 February 1998; and correspondence pertaining to the distribution and payment of the awarded judgment.
Correspondence between the European Commission of Human Rights, the European Court of Human Rights, and the Françoise Hampson/Kevin Boyle team pertaining to topics in the Mahmut Kaya case such as the 6 March 1999 referral of the case to the Court by the Commission; 18 January 2000 case hearings, the judgment in the case delivered 28 March 2000, and to the applicant's claims for just satisfaction.
Correspondence authored, received, and/or compiled by Françoise Hampson, Aisling Reidy, and Kevin Boyle pertaining to the Mahmut Kaya 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: letters which accompanied documents and observations submitted on behalf of the applicants; requests on behalf of the applicant for extensions of document submission deadlines; Mahmut Kaya’s 28 July 1995 declaration of means; and correspondence pertaining to the 20 January 1997 and 4-5 July 1997 case hearings in Strasbourg and 2-8 February 1997 case hearing in Ankara, including lists of proposed witnesses and Mahmut Kaya’s letter to the Commission of 12 January 1997 noting his difficulty in procuring a visa for the hearings.
Correspondence authored, received, and/or compiled by Bill Bowring, Kevin Boyle, Aisling Reidy, and Françoise Hampson pertaining to the İpek 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: Boyle and Hampson's letter of 18 November 1994 introducing the application; letters which accompanied documents and observations submitted on behalf of the applicants; requests on behalf of the applicant for extensions of document submission deadlines; the applicant’s reply of 4 October 1995 to the Turkish Government’s observations on the case in which the applicant states that no effective domestic investigation is taking place pertaining to the case and that security forces did indeed carry out operations in the applicant’s village as evidenced by an Amnesty International report; the Court’s letter of 26 August 1999 informing that the Court has now taken over examination of the case; and the Court’s letter of 29 March 2000 acknowledging that Boyle and Hampson have withdrawn as legal representative in the case. No correspondence is present in the file between November 1995 and March 1999.
Correspondence authored, received, and/or compiled by Kevin Boyle, Aisling Reidy, and Françoise Hampson pertaining to the Nasır İlhan 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: Hampson’s letter of 21 December 1993 forwarding Abdüllatif İlhan’s authorisation of his brother’s application on his behalf; letters which accompanied documents and observations submitted on behalf of the applicants; requests on behalf of the applicant for extensions of document submission deadlines; Boyle and Hampson’s letter of 7 March 1995 clarifying that Nasır İlhan is the applicant rather than Abdüllatif İlhan due to the continuing impact of Abdüllatif’s injuries; correspondence pertaining to the 4-9 May 1998 case hearing in Ankara including lists of proposed witnesses; the final pleadings of the applicant on the merits of the application (submitted on 20 November 1998); the 13 September 1999 referral of the case to the Court; the Court’s 5 January 2000 offer of legal aid; power of attorney forms signed by Nasır İlhan; and notice of the Court’s judgment adopted on 27 June 2000.
Correspondence authored, received, and/or compiled by Kevin Boyle, Aisling Reidy, and Françoise Hampson pertaining to the Hasan İlhan 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: Hampson and Boyle's letter of 23 July 1993 introducing the application; letters which accompanied documents and observations submitted on behalf of the applicants; requests on behalf of the applicant for extensions of document submission deadlines; İlhan’s request of 19 August 1995 to continue the application on his father’s behalf and statement detailing threats received from the Mardin Chief State Prosecutor regarding the application; correspondence pertaining to the 15-19 April 1996 case hearing in Ankara including lists of proposed witnesses; Abdülmecit İlhan’s declaration of means signed 19 August 1995 and 17 April 1996; and correspondence pertaining to the applicant’s claims for just satisfaction.
Correspondence authored, received, and/or compiled by Kevin Boyle, Aisling Reidy, and Françoise Hampson pertaining to the İkincisoy 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: Abdurrazak and Halil İkincisoy's letters to the Commission authorising Kevin Boyle and Françoise Hampson as their legal representatives; Kevin Boyle's letter of 19 May 1994 introducing the application; letters which accompanied documents and observations submitted on behalf of the applicants; requests on behalf of the applicant for extensions of document submission deadlines; correspondence regarding intimidation of Abdurrazak İkincisoy by the Diyarbakır public prosecutor, who forced Abdurrazak to sign a statement on 6 June 1995 retracting his application to the Commission and who was later questioned again by the prosecutor during June 1999; Abdurrazak İkincisoy's statement of 31 October 1995 refuting the statement of 6 June 1995 and stating his and his son's wishes to continue pursuing the application; correspondence pertaining to the 28 June-2 July case hearing in Ankara including lists of proposed witnesses and the applicants’ declarations of means submitted on 8 June 1999; Aisling Reidy’s background file on the case prepared 22 May 1999; and the Court’s letter of 25 November 1999 informing that it has now taken over examination of the application.