ECHR: Convention breached by absence of legislation allowing conscientious objectors to opt for civilian service as alternative to military service

12. März 2024 — Dr. Georg Neureither

In today’s Chamber judgment in the case of Kanatlı v. Türkiye (application no. 18382/15) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been a violation of Article 9 (freedom of thought, conscience and religion) of the European Convention on Human Rights. The case concerned an applicant (Mr Kanatlı) who complained that he had been convicted for refusing to perform his one day of military service as a reservist – for which he had been called up in 2009 in accordance with the Military Service Act – on grounds of conscientious objection. Den Rest des Beitrags lesen »

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EGMR: Tarhan v. Turkey (no. 9078/06)

17. Juli 2012 — Dr. Georg Neureither

The applicant, Mehmet Tarhan, is a Turkish national who was born in 1977 and lives in Sivas (Turkey). The case concerns his refusal to do military service because of his pacifist beliefs. Den Rest des Beitrags lesen »

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