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ECtHR: Statement of ‘Women Cannot Be Security Guards’ is Discrimination

ECtHR: Statement of ‘Women Cannot Be Security Guards’ is Discrimination

The ECtHR has given its ruling in the case of Hülya Ebru Demirel, whose appointment as a security guard was cancelled because she is a woman. The Court has ruled that it is a violation of rights.

Application to ECtHR for HDP’s Demirtaş

Application to ECtHR for HDP’s Demirtaş

Demirtaş’s lawyer Karaman has stated that they will apply to the ECtHR on the ground that Demirtaş’s “right to free election” was violated.

Precedent Decision by ECtHR Regarding ‘Terrorism Propaganda’

Precedent Decision by ECtHR Regarding ‘Terrorism Propaganda’

The ECtHR has given its ruling in the case of Sarıtaş and Geyik, who faced prison sentence for the slogan, “Revolutionary prisoners are our honor”. Turkey has been sentenced to pay an immaterial compensation of 10 thousand Euro. The attorney Yıldırım has claimed that it is a precedent decision.

20 June 2018 Ayça Söylemez

Osman Kavala Applies to ECtHR Due to Long Detention Without Trial

Osman Kavala Applies to ECtHR Due to Long Detention Without Trial

Rights advocate and businessperson Osman Kavala has sent a letter from prison at the seventh month of his arrest and stated that he has applied to the ECtHR due to his long detention without trial.

ECtHR Rejects Application About Roboski Massacre

ECtHR Rejects Application About Roboski Massacre

The ECtHR has found the application about Roboski massacre “inadmissible” by citing Constitutional Court’s decision to reject it. The Constitutional Court had rejected the application on the ground that “the lawyers sent the documents 2-day late”.

Turkey to Pay Fine of 12 Thousand Euro Over ‘Torture’

Turkey to Pay Fine of 12 Thousand Euro Over ‘Torture’

The ECtHR has ruled that Turkey pay material and immaterial compensation of 12 thousand euros to Vatandaş, who applied to the ECtHR with the complaint that he was tortured and ill-treated in custody.

15 May 2018 Ayça Söylemez

ECtHR Condemns Turkey in Case of Aram Publishing House

ECtHR Condemns Turkey in Case of Aram Publishing House

Application of Aram Publishing House’s former owner Taş has been concluded. Turkey has been found guilty of three rights violations.

24 April 2018 Ayça Söylemez

Penalty of Çomak Pending Trial in Custody for 24 Years Upheld

Penalty of Çomak Pending Trial in Custody for 24 Years Upheld

Arrested on charge of “being a member of an illegal organization” in 1994, lifetime imprisonment imposed second time on Çomak following ECtHR’s decision dated 2007 has been upheld once again by the Supreme Court.

ECtHR Rules for Turkey to Pay Compensatio to Convict in Hezbollah Case

ECtHR Rules for Turkey to Pay Compensatio to Convict in Hezbollah Case

Application of Deniz Girişien, who was charged with crimes at the age of 17 in Hezbollah trial and received penalty after 13 years, has been concluded with Turkey being sentenced to pay fine.

15 March 2018 Ayça Söylemez

ECtHR: Not Providing Food Suited to Sick Prisoner’s Diet is Against Human Dignity

ECtHR: Not Providing Food Suited to Sick Prisoner’s Diet is Against Human Dignity

The application submitted by inmate Ebedin Abi, who has diabetes and heart disease, upon not being given food for his diet, has been concluded: The ECtHR sentenced Turkey to pay fine of 6 thousand and 150 euros.

13 March 2018 Ayça Söylemez

ECtHR Had Convicted Turkey of ‘Extended Detention’, They Are Arrested Again

ECtHR Had Convicted Turkey of ‘Extended Detention’, They Are Arrested Again

Cabadan and Durman, who were granted material compensation by the ECtHR due to “extended period of detention”, have been arrested for “being a member of an illegal organization”. Their compensation has been seized.

2 January 2018 Ayça Söylemez

ECtHR Convicts Turkey For Police Violence on May 1, 2007

ECtHR Convicts Turkey For Police Violence on May 1, 2007

The ECtHR has ruled on the application of trade union representatives complaining about the security forces’ intervention on May 1, 2007 during a demonstration on Taksim Square in İstanbul. Turkey has been convicted of violating the right to freedom of assembly and association.

12 December 2017 Ayça Söylemez

ECtHR: Sanctions Against Students Demanding Kurdish Lessons Violate Right To Education

ECtHR: Sanctions Against Students Demanding Kurdish Lessons Violate Right To Education

The ECtHR has ruled on the case of university students who were subjected to disciplinary investigations for demanding optional Kurdish lessons and found that sanctions against the students constituted a violation of the right to education.

12 December 2017 Ayça Söylemez

Turkey Condemned by ECtHR for Sentencing Işıkırık to Prison Over Victory Sign

Turkey Condemned by ECtHR for Sentencing Işıkırık to Prison Over Victory Sign

The ECtHR has acknowledged objection of Işıkırık, who stayed in prison for 4 years and 8 months on charge of “propagandizing for a terror organization” for doing victory sign in funeral and in a demonstration at his university.

15 November 2017 Ayça Söylemez

Muiznieks Becomes Party to Trial of HDP MPs

Muiznieks Becomes Party to Trial of HDP MPs

Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights Muiznieks has become a party to the trial of 12 HDP MPs.

13 November 2017

ECtHR Extends Time Again Granted to Government of Turkey on HDP Trial

ECtHR Extends Time Again Granted to Government of Turkey on HDP Trial

The ECtHR has extended the time granted to the government of Turkey concerning the detention of HDP MPs for the second time. The deadline is now November 24.

8 November 2017

ECtHR Grants Turkey 2nd Extension of Time Limit for Statement of Defence in Cumhuriyet Trial

ECtHR Grants Turkey 2nd Extension of Time Limit for Statement of Defence in Cumhuriyet Trial

Still not having submitted its statement of defence before the European Court of Human Rights in Cumhuriyet Trial, Turkey has been granted an extension of time limit for submission of its statement of defence for the second and last time.

25 October 2017

ECtHR Rejects Application of Academics For Peace

ECtHR Rejects Application of Academics For Peace

Referring to the State of Emergency Commission, the European Court of Human Rights has rejected the application of the Academics for Peace who were discharged through statutory decrees and claimed violation of their freedom of expression.

23 October 2017 Tansu Pişkin

ECtHR Finds Turkey Guilty of Violation of Right to Protest

ECtHR Finds Turkey Guilty of Violation of Right to Protest

Application of İHD’s Öğrü, who was fined for 25 times on the pretext of “making a statement for the press 30 meters close to the courthouse” ban imposed by Adana Governorship, to the ECtHR has been concluded; Turkey has been found guilty of violation of right to protest.

19 October 2017

UN Inter-Parliamentary Union Becomes Party to HDP Trial before ECtHR

UN Inter-Parliamentary Union Becomes Party to HDP Trial before ECtHR

The Inter-Parliamentary Union consisting of parliamentarians of UN countries has become a party to case of arrested Co-Chairs and MPs of the HDP that was brought before the European Court of Human Rights.

18 October 2017

Rights Organizations Become Party to Trial of HDP Co-Chairs Demirtaş, Yüksekdağ Before ECtHR

Rights Organizations Become Party to Trial of HDP Co-Chairs Demirtaş, Yüksekdağ Before ECtHR

The ECtHR has granted the requests of Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights Muiznieks, ARTICLE 19 and Human Rights Watch to become a third party in the trial of HDP Co-Chairs Demirtaş and Yüksekdağ.

10 October 2017

UN, International Organizations Become Party in Cases of Arrested Journalists Before ECtHR

UN, International Organizations Become Party in Cases of Arrested Journalists Before ECtHR

UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights and 12 international rights organizations had their request to become a party in the cases of arrested journalists before the ECtHR granted.

14 September 2017

ECtHR Rejects Gülmen, Özakça’s Request for Interim Measures For Release

ECtHR Rejects Gülmen, Özakça’s Request for Interim Measures For Release

The European Court of Human Rights has rejected the request of Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça that “the Court order the Government to release the applicants” deciding that the “applicants’ detention at the Sincan Hospital did not pose a real and imminent risk of irreparable harm to the life or limb of the applicants”.

ECtHR Turns Down 12,600 Applications Concerning Statutory Decrees

ECtHR Turns Down 12,600 Applications Concerning Statutory Decrees

The Ministry of Justice has announced that the ECtHR has turned down 12,600 applications concerning statutory decrees addressing the State of Emergency Commission.

ECtHR Orders Fine for Torture After 17 Years

ECtHR Orders Fine for Torture After 17 Years

Application of Remziya Daşlık to the ECtHR, who was tortured 17 years ago in Diyarbakır, was concluded today. The court ruled Daşlık, who had already lost her life four years ago, be paid fine.

13 June 2017 Ayça Söylemez

ECtHR Holds Seizure of Sarıgül’s Draft Novel Violates Freedom of Expression, Turkey to Pay Compensation

ECtHR Holds Seizure of Sarıgül’s Draft Novel Violates Freedom of Expression, Turkey to Pay Compensation

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled seizure of a draft novel that Resul Sarıgül had written in prison in 2004 by the Erzurum Prison administration constituted a violation of his right to freedom of expression.

ECtHR Rules Avcı’s Right to Freedom Violated by Long Pre-Detention Period in KCK Trial

ECtHR Rules Avcı’s Right to Freedom Violated by Long Pre-Detention Period in KCK Trial

Ruling on the individual application of Avcı who had been in pre-detention pending trial for three years in the KCK İstanbul case, the European Court of Human Rights observed that his right to freedom and security had been violated.

Press Briefing by HDP in Front of ECtHR Building

Press Briefing by HDP in Front of ECtHR Building

HDP has demanded that its imprisoned co-chairs and MPs be released and that the verdict concerning the lifting of parliamentary immunities be revoked.

HDP Goes to ECtHR for Its Co-Chairs Demirtaş, Yüksekdağ

HDP Goes to ECtHR for Its Co-Chairs Demirtaş, Yüksekdağ

The delegation consisting of Filiz Kerestecioğlu, Saruhan Oluç, Mithat Sancar, Ertuğrul Kürkçü, Osman Aydemir and Reyhan Yalçındağ submitted an application to the ECtHR yesterday.

21 February 2017

2 Major Obstacles Before Journalism: Government, Jurisdiction

BİA MEDIA MONITORING REPORT 2016 OCTOBER-NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2016

2 Major Obstacles Before Journalism: Government, Jurisdiction

As of January 1, 2017, 131 journalists are in prison; 28 people including seven journalists are suspects for "defaming Erdoğan"; 54 journalists' properties were confiscated; 12 gag orders were issued; 24 media organs were closed.

23 January 2017 Erol Önderoğlu

ECtHR Rules No Violation of Right to Live in Ceylan Önkol Case

ECtHR Rules No Violation of Right to Live in Ceylan Önkol Case

The ECtHR has concluded application of family of Ceylan Önkol, who lost her life aged 12 in an explosion that took place as she was pasturing sheep, and ruled that there was no violation in terms of effective investigation and right to live.

17 January 2017 Ayça Söylemez

Turkey To Pay Halil Savda 2,500 Euro in Compensation

Turkey To Pay Halil Savda 2,500 Euro in Compensation

The European Court of Human Rights has upheld conscientious objector Halil Savda’s application who was sentenced to 5 months in prison on charge of “indisposing people to engage in military service”.

17 November 2016

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