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NEWS CENTER - As wounded residents remain trapped in a basement in the town of Cizre and unable to access medical care due to Turkish state attacks, the case was brought to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) after a rejection by Turkey's Constitutional Court. European Court of Human Rights rejected the demand of interim measure and priority for the Cizre wounded yesterday.

12 days ago, 28 people were wounded in Turkish state attacks in the besieged town of Cizre. No ambulance has been able to reach them as of yet, as Turkish state forces bombard the house and prevent ambulance access.

When lawyers applied to the ECHR regarding the condition of the Cizre wounded, the court was unwilling to see the case before lawyers exhausted all legal options within Turkey. Turkey's highest court, the Constitutional Court, ruled against a case regarding the right to medical treatment for those in the basement, thus exhausting all legal avenues in the country.

The lawyers handling the case, from the Association of Lawyers for Freedom (ÖHD), took the case to the ECHR. Yesterday, European Court of Human Rights rejected the demand of interim measure and priority for the Cizre wounded.

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