content tagged with right to assembly and demonstration

Police intervention against lawyers’ protests for Aysel Tuğluk in Ankara, Mersin

Police intervention against lawyers’ protests for Aysel Tuğluk in Ankara, Mersin

Women lawyers have been protesting in the provinces of Ankara, Adana, Mersin, İzmir, Van and Hakkari and demanding that jailed Kurdish politician, lawyer and ill prisoner Aysel Tuğluk be released. Police intervened in Ankara and Mersin.

18 February 2022

Kurdish politician Osman Baydemir’s ‘right to assembly, demonstration violated’

CONSTITUTIONAL COURT RULING

Kurdish politician Osman Baydemir’s ‘right to assembly, demonstration violated’

The Constitutional Court has concluded that the rights of politician Osman Baydemir have been violated, underlining that the freedom to expressing opinions without arms and attacks and in a peaceful manner is guaranteed by the Constitution.

21 October 2021

‘Police interventions against peaceful meetings, demonstrations continued in August’

İHD-TİHV REPORT

‘Police interventions against peaceful meetings, demonstrations continued in August’

Prepared by the Human Rights Association and Human Rights Foundation of Turkey, a recent report shows that “there was no positive change in the violations happening in terms of freedom of expression, meeting and organization in August.”

20 September 2021

Constitutional Court: Union activity is a fundamental right

Constitutional Court: Union activity is a fundamental right

Concluding the application of 19 union members convicted of “membership of a terrorist organization,” Constitutional Court has noted that their union activities are their basic right and no connection has been found between these activities and the organization.

21 July 2020 Ayça Söylemez

TİHV: Demonstrations Banned in 21 Provinces for 147 Times in One Year

TİHV: Demonstrations Banned in 21 Provinces for 147 Times in One Year

More than 25 million people were affected by the bans, according to the TİHV report.

13 February 2020

Constitutional Court Ruling on ‘Banner Case’: Opinions Can Disturb Society

Constitutional Court Ruling on ‘Banner Case’: Opinions Can Disturb Society

The Constitutional Court has announced its ruling on students sentenced to pay a fine for opening a banner at university: “The right to assembly and demonstration does not solely protect the views and opinions accepted by the wider society."

1 November 2019 Ayça Söylemez

Constitutional Court: Right to Assembly and Demonstration Violated on May Day in 2009

ATTORNEY MERİÇ EYÜBOĞLU COMMENTS FOR BİANET

Constitutional Court: Right to Assembly and Demonstration Violated on May Day in 2009

Commenting on the verdict of right violation given by the Constitutional Court for the police violence on May Day in 2009, attorney Eyüboğlu has criticized that the ruling has failed to address the use of chemical gas during the intervention.

13 September 2019 Pınar Tarcan

‘Disciplinary Punishment to Demonstration for Education in Mother Tongue a Violation of Right’

CONSTITUTIONAL COURT

‘Disciplinary Punishment to Demonstration for Education in Mother Tongue a Violation of Right’

Giving its judgement regarding two teachers, who were given a disciplinary punishment for attending a march demanding mother tongue based education, Constitutional Court has ruled that their right to assembly and demonstration has been violated.

23 January 2019

Constitutional Court: Police Intervention Violates the Constitution

Constitutional Court: Police Intervention Violates the Constitution

Constitutional Court gave a ruling related to police intervention in teachers’ protesting education system ‘4+4+4’ and decided that police violated the right to assembly and demonstration with ill-treatment.

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