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- 1995/08/25-2000/09/15
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Materials pertaining to the case filed by Servat Ayhan against the Republic of Turkey with the European Commission of Human Rights (application number 29919/96; referred to internally within the Kurdish Litigation Project as Case 224 and assigned to Tim Otty of the Kurdish Human Rights Project as lead). Materials includes the original application of Ayhan to the Commission (including his witness statement), correspondence pertaining to the case, and the observation of the Turkish Government on the application. (NOTE: All materials produced by the Commission or by the Turkish Government pertaining to this case are closed until 11 November 2073.)
Servat Ayhan was a staff member of the Diyarbakır Branch of the Human Rights Association (İHD) who was arrested and detained on 7 February 1995 alongside other members of the İHD in the branch office immediately prior to a scheduled meeting with a Greek journalist. Ayhan was singled out by police for directing human rights cases to the Commission. The İHD members had their identification confiscated and were taken to custody, where Ayhan alleged that they were tortured and beaten over the following two months until being released on 1 May 1995. On 5 September 2000, Kevin Boyle and Françoise Hampson stood down as representatives in the case.
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All materials produced by the European Commission of Human Rights or by the Turkish Government pertaining to this case are closed until 1 November 2073.
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English
Turkish