Item 10 - Statements of Meral Danış Beştaş and Nazmi Gür, 16-17 October 1995

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Statements (in Turkish with English translation) made in advance of the 19 October 1995 hearing in Strasbourg regarding the Şükran Aydın case. Includes:
1) Statement of lawyer Meral Danış Beştaş made to H.C. Krüger, Secretary to the European Commission of Human Rights, noting that he will be unable to attend the hearing in Strasbourg on 19 October 1995 due to having to stay home to care for a sick child (16 October 1995, 2pp);
2) Statement of Nazmi Gür to Kerim Yıldız, Kurdish Human Rights Project, reiterating that Şükran Aydın and her husband are in hiding due to persecution (Şükran Aydın has previously alleged that she and her family have been subjected to intimidation and harassment following the communication by the Commission of her application to the Government, and particularly following the Commission’s decision to invite her to give oral evidence) and have instructed Gür not to reveal their location, but that ‘They stated that they had nothing left to lose but their honour and that for this reason they were determined to continue their application despite everything.’ (17 October 1995, 2pp).

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