CÜLAZ AND OTHERS v. TURKEY - 7524/06 39046/10 - Chamber Judgment [2014] ECHR 399 (15 April 2014)

CÜLAZ AND OTHERS v. TURKEY - 7524/06 39046/10 - Chamber Judgment [2014] ECHR 399 (15 April 2014)

The Court found that the Turkish authorities failed to provide a plausible explanation for the disappearance of the applicants' relatives after their arrest by security forces, failed to conduct an effective investigation, and thus violated Articles 2, 3, 5, and 13 of the Convention.

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Citation
[2014] ECHR 399
Parties
Applicant: Mevlüde Cülaz, Kazım Cülaz, Mahmut Cülaz, Haşim Cülaz, Selahattin Cülaz, Fatma Özdemir, Ayfel Özdemir, İsmail Özdemir, Halil Özdemir, Mahmut Özdemir, Zeynep Demirhan, Yusuf Demirhan, Fatma Akıl, Taybet Akıl, Sariye Akıl, Peyruze Akıl, Yasin Akıl, Lokman Şimşek; Respondent: Republic of Turkey
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
Chamber Judgment (european Court of Human Rights) / Judgment
Outcome
Violation found
Legal Topics
Enforced Disappearance, Right to Life, Prohibition of Torture, Right to Liberty and Security, Right to an Effective Remedy
Human Rights Law International Law Enforced Disappearance Right to Life Prohibition of Torture Right to Liberty and Security Right to an Effective Remedy

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Parties

Mevlüde Cülaz, Kazım Cülaz, Mahmut Cülaz, Haşim Cülaz, Selahattin Cülaz, Fatma Özdemir, Ayfel Özdemir, İsmail Özdemir, Halil Özdemir, Mahmut Özdemir, Zeynep Demirhan, Yusuf Demirhan, Fatma Akıl, Taybet Akıl, Sariye Akıl, Peyruze Akıl, Yasin Akıl, Lokman Şimşek

Applicant

Republic of Turkey

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Chamber Judgment (european Court of Human Rights) / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the disappearance and presumed death of the applicants' relatives constituted a violation of Article 2 (right to life) of the Convention
  2. 2 Whether the applicants' relatives were subjected to torture or inhuman or degrading treatment in violation of Article 3
  3. 3 Whether the applicants' relatives were deprived of liberty in violation of Article 5

Ratio Decidendi

The Court found that the Turkish authorities failed to provide a plausible explanation for the disappearance of the applicants' relatives after their arrest by security forces, failed to conduct an effective investigation, and thus violated Articles 2, 3, 5, and 13 of the Convention.

Court Disposition

Violation found

Orders

  • Turkey to pay just satisfaction to the applicants for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage and costs and expenses.
  • Turkey to conduct an effective investigation into the fate of the disappeared persons.