Religion – Weltanschauung – Recht [ RWR ]

In today’s Chamber judgment in the case of Abdullah Yalçın (No.2) v. Türkiye (application no. 34417/10) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been a violation of Article 9 (freedom of religion) of the European Convention on Human Rights. The case concerned the Diyarbakır high-security prison’s refusal to allow the applicant’s request for congregational Friday prayers (jumuah) to be held and for him to take part. Den Rest des Beitrags lesen »