European court chides Turkey over Kurd leader Ocalan

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Series Details 18.03.14
Publication Date 18/03/2014
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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) delivered its Chamber judgment in the case of Öcalan v. Turkey on the 18 March 2014.

The Court held that there had been a violation of Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment) of the European Convention on Human Rights as to the conditions of Abdullah Öcalan’s detention up to 17 November 2009.
Source Link http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26638002
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ESO: Background Information: Murat Karayilan announces PKK withdrawal from Turkey http://www.europeansources.info/record/murat-karayilan-announces-pkk-withdrawal-from-turkey/
Radikal, 19.03.14: Öcalan judgement important for peace (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE140323-Oecalan-judgement-important-for-peace
ECHR: Press Release, 18.03.14: The Court delivers its Chamber judgment in the case of Öcalan v. Turkey http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/webservices/content/pdf/003-4703714-5709561
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