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ECtHR: Mahsum Mızrak’s Right to Life Violated

ECtHR: Mahsum Mızrak’s Right to Life Violated

ECtHR appeal by family of Mahsum Mızrak, who was shot to death in his head by gas cartridge fired in a police attack in Diyarbakır 10 years ago has been concluded; Turkey has been fined to pay compensation for violating right to life.

18 October 2016 Ayça Söylemez

Roboski Massacre Brought Before ECtHR With 281 Claimants

Roboski Massacre Brought Before ECtHR With 281 Claimants

After exhaustion of domestic remedies upon Constitutional Court dismissing the suit regarding Roboski massacre, the case has been brought before the European Court of Human Rights with application by 281 claimants.

This is Not a State of Emergency Decree Law

This is Not a State of Emergency Decree Law

If we do not defend law it becomes impossible to distinguish between who is the perpetrator of coup d’état and who is not. And then one day the rules that you defend hit you.

27 July 2016 Kerem Altıparmak

Appeal to ECtHR for Retrial of Öcalan

Appeal to ECtHR for Retrial of Öcalan

Attorney Yürekli has said they demanded the Constitutional Court that the PKK Leader Öcalan be retried on the ground of the act passed in 2013 but the court telling it doesn’t try suits antecedent to 2012, and that they have appealed to the ECtHR.

13 June 2016 Ayça Söylemez

ECtHR Rules in Favor of Conscientious Objector Aydemir

ECtHR Rules in Favor of Conscientious Objector Aydemir

ECtHR passing a sentence on the trial of conscientious objector Aydemir refusing to do military service due to his religious belief, has ruled that Turkey had violated Article 3 of the convention prohibiting torture, and "inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment" and convicted Turkey to 18,000 compensation payment.

ECtHR Acknowledges Visually Challenged Student Denied Conservatory Right

ECtHR Acknowledges Visually Challenged Student Denied Conservatory Right

ECtHR has ruled a visually challenged student not accepted to music department of the conservatory embodied in İstanbul Technical University a violation of right. Turkey will pay fine of 10,000 euro.

23 February 2016

Turkey Ranks First in Violation of Freedom of Expression before ECtHR

Turkey Ranks First in Violation of Freedom of Expression before ECtHR

According to the 2015 statistics of ECtHR, Turkey has been convicted 79 times of violation of human rights. Most complaints have been brought against Turkey regarding violation of freedom of expression.

29 January 2016

Turkey Convicted of Raid against Nokta Journal

Turkey Convicted of Raid against Nokta Journal

ECtHR has convicted Turkey over raid against Nokta in 2007 upon General Staff’s instruction for its report of “Coup Diaries”.

19 January 2016

ECtHR Asks Government to Take Precautions in Southeast

ECtHR Asks Government to Take Precautions in Southeast

ECtHR has asked the government to take all sorts of precautions on the purpose of protecting 16-year-old H.P.’s right to life and physical integrity.

18 January 2016

Media in Last Three Months of 2015; You Name the Title

BİA MEDIA MONITORING REPORT-2015 4TH QUARTER

Media in Last Three Months of 2015; You Name the Title

Between October-December, 2015, 31 journalists, eight distributors have been put in prison, 15 journalists and two media groups and organs attacked, three Syrian journalists killed, 213 media employees unemployed and action taken on 93 persons including 42 journalists due to defaming the President. ECtHR has sentenced Turkey to 17,000 euro.

13 January 2016 Erol Önderoğlu

Tanrıkulu: ECtHR Going to Convict Turkey

Tanrıkulu: ECtHR Going to Convict Turkey

Republican People’s Party Vice Chair Tanrıkulu has forwarded Davutoğlu the three questions which had been addressed by the European Court of Human Rights to Turkey with regards to application regarding the curfews.

Investigation for Statements of ‘Self-governance’ from Ankara, Diyarbakır Prosecutions

Investigation for Statements of ‘Self-governance’ from Ankara, Diyarbakır Prosecutions

Investigation has been launched by Ankara Chief Prosecution and Diyarbakır Prosecution against Demirtaş, Sırrı Süreyya Önder, Hatip Dicle, Kamuran Yüksek, Selma Irmak and Sebahat Tuncel due to their statements with regards to self-governance.

29 December 2015

Curfews Brought Before ECtHR

Curfews Brought Before ECtHR

Pointing out to the violation of fundamental rights by curfews such as the right to life, freedom, security, health, travel, communication, religion and education, Meral Danış Bektaş from HDP has made an application to the European Court of Human Rights.

29 December 2015

AYM: Blocking Prisoner’s Fax is Violation of Freedom of Information

AYM: Blocking Prisoner’s Fax is Violation of Freedom of Information

Constitutional Court has ruled that freedom of information of Musa Kaya, whose fax containing his opinion piece on solution process sent from prison to a newspaper, has been violated.

3 December 2015 Ayça Söylemez

ECtHR Finds No Violation in Kurdish Attorney, Politician’s Unidentified Murder

ECtHR Finds No Violation in Kurdish Attorney, Politician’s Unidentified Murder

ECtHR has ruled there is no violation of right to live in unidentified murder of Kurdish attorney and politician Şevket Epözdemir.

1 December 2015

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