European Human Rights Court Finds Turkey Guilty in Dink Case

The European Court of Human Rights today published a press release in which a not-final Chamber judgment ruled that in the case of Dink v. Turkey, the authorities failed in their duty to protect the life and freedom of expression of the journalist Hrant Dink. 

The Court found Turkey guilty in two violations of Article 2 (right to life – lack of an effective investigation), violation of Article 10 (freedom of expression) and violation of Article 13 (right to an effective remedy) in conjunction with Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights. 

The Court held, in respect of non-pecuniary damage, that Turkey was to pay 100,000 euros (EUR) jointly to Dink’s wife and children and EUR 5,000 to his brother. It was also to pay EUR 28,595 to the applicants jointly for costs and expenses.