I.I. and others v. Turkey (Nos. 30953/96, 30954/96, 30955/96 and 30956/96)

Judgment 6.11.2001 [Section I]

The applicants allege that their relatives were taken from their village by a military helicopter in 1994 and that they have not been seen or heard of since.

The parties have reached a friendly settlement providing for an ex gratia payment to the applicants of £34,000 (GBP). Furthermore, the Government made the following declarations:

 

• The Government regret the occurrence of the actions which have led to the bringing of the present applications, in particular the disappearance of the applicants’ close relatives and the anguish caused to their family.

   

   

• It is accepted that the unrecorded deprivation of liberty and insufficient investigations into the allegations of disappearance constituted violations of Articles 2, 5 and 13 of the Convention. The Government undertake to issue appropriate instructions and adopt all necessary measures with a view to ensuring that all deprivations of liberty are fully and accurately recorded by the authorities and that effective investigations into alleged disappearances are carried out in accordance with their obligations under the Convention.