Type: Judgment

Authority: European Authorities: European Court of human rights

Date: 09/25/2007

Subject: Prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment and lack of an effective investigation) of the European Convention on Human Rights on account of Mr Şahin having been ill-treated during his arrest and the authorities’ failure to carry out an effective investigation into his allegations of ill-treatment .

Parties: Muhammet Sahin c/ Turchia

Classification: Dignity - Art. 4 Torture - Inhuman punishments - Degrading punishments - Inhuman treatments - Degrading treatments