Item 13 - Şükran Aydın v Turkey, Application No. 23178/94, Applicant's submissions on the merits of the application

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Applicant's final pleadings on the merits of the application in the Şükran Aydın case. The observations note the harassment and detention endured by Şükran Aydın, her husband Abit (or Abid/Abidin) Aydın, and other family members and neighbours since word was received by the Turkish Government of Şükran's application to the European Commission of Human Rights. The pleadings detail the difficulties faced by the couple as they attempted to leave for the case hearing in Strasbourg, and states that the couple's house has been raided twice since returning from Strasbourg (events which had been noted by the Commission and resulted in a 8 December 1995 warning to Turkish authorities) and that Abid Aydın had been taken into custody twice during December 1995 and severely beaten. The pleadings also make note that the testimony of the doctors given at the hearing heavily implies that unwilling sexual intercourse had occurred during the timeframe stated by the applicant. The pleadings are enclosed by a letter from Françoise Hampson to H.C. Krüger, Secretary to the European Commission of Human Rights.

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