{"id":1165,"date":"2012-10-09T22:56:48","date_gmt":"2012-10-09T21:56:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rcstaging.co.uk\/ehrac\/?post_type=case-studies&p=1165"},"modified":"2023-10-31T20:59:52","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T20:59:52","slug":"prohibition-of-torture-x-v-turkey","status":"publish","type":"case-studies","link":"http:\/\/ehrac.org.uk\/en_gb\/key-ehrac-cases\/prohibition-of-torture-x-v-turkey\/","title":{"rendered":"X v Turkey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t
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Case No. 67524626\/09
\n<\/a>Judgment date: 9 October 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

The applicant was represented before the Court by Mr S. Cengiz and Mr Akc\u0131, lawyers practising in \u0130zmir.<\/em><\/p>\n

The applicant, a Turkish national\u00a0and homosexual, was held in pretrial\u00a0detention in 2008. He was\u00a0initially placed in a cell with heterosexual\u00a0prisoners but, following\u00a0intimidation and bullying by the\u00a0prisoners, asked to be transferred\u00a0to a cell with homosexual prisoners.\u00a0He alleged that he was then\u00a0placed in a cell which measured\u00a07m\u00b2, was dirty, poorly lit, rat infested,\u00a0had no washbasin, and was\u00a0normally used for solitary confinement\u00a0as a disciplinary measure or\u00a0for accused paedophiles or rapists.\u00a0The applicant also argued that he\u00a0was deprived of contact with other\u00a0inmates, denied outdoor exercise,\u00a0and was released only to meet his\u00a0lawyer or to attend hearings. Following\u00a0several formal complaints\u00a0to the authorities, the applicant\u00a0was moved to a psychiatric hospital,\u00a0where he was diagnosed as\u00a0suffering from depression, and\u00a0was kept for a month. After his\u00a0return to prison, another homosexual\u00a0prisoner was placed in the\u00a0applicant\u2019s cell. Both inmates filed\u00a0complaints of homophobic insults\u00a0and attacks by a prison guard, but\u00a0the applicant subsequently withdrew\u00a0his complaint following the\u00a0resumption of his alleged solitary\u00a0confinement.<\/p>\n

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