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Turkey's track record on freedom of speech and հuman rights is dismal, Amal Clooney said in Strasbourg during a hearing in the case of Perinçek v. Switzerland.

In her speech Clooney also mentioned the current Turkish mindset, nationalist killing of Hrant Dink, European Armenian Federation for Justice & Democracy (EAFJD) reported.

As reported earlier, Geoffrey Robertson, Amal Ramzi Clooney and Toby Collis are defending Armenia’s interest at the European court.

A 20-minute recess was announced in the hearings after statements from Armenia's representatives.

In 2008, a Swiss court had convicted Dogu Perincek for denying the Armenian Genocide. In December 2013, the ECHR had ruled in favor of Perincek’s lawsuit that was filed against Switzerland. Subsequently, the Government of Switzerland had decided to petition that the Dogu Perincek case be referred for a review by the ECHR Grand Chamber. Afterward, Armenia had petitioned to the ECHR, and it now acts as a third party in this case.

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