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Cypriot veterans win right to claim damages over UK torture claims

Government’s arguments against claim rejected, paving way for EOKA ex-guerrillas to sue for abuse during independence fight

January 13, 2018

Cypriot EOKA fighters seek damages over torture under British rule

The 35 claimants are suing the UK government over human rights abuses that took place in the 1950s