European Convention on Human Rights

The Greek Ombudsman reminded the government on Thursday that it has been a year since the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ordered Greece to extend civil unions to gay couples without any action from Athens.

The rights watchdog said that the government’s actions are “not in keeping with a modern state” and that they are an international embarrassment for the country.

Abdullah Öcalan reportedly said that the peace talks with the Turkish government had entered a new phase since Oct. 15 and he was upbeat over the chances of success.

The ECHR rules that Turkey violated Article 10 and Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights, on freedom of expression and the right to free elections

Davutoğlu has stressed that all related parties are involved in the solution process, not just Öcalan

CHP leader has said the government’s incapability with its intelligence body rendered it dependent on a call by Abdullah Öcalan, the jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), to ease violence on streets.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu took a risky step when asking Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to use his influence over his followers to stop the violence

The idea of asking for the assistance of Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned leader of the PKK, began to become clear in the minds of Turkish officials in morning hours of Oct. 8

A recent European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruling has highlighted once again the issue of compulsory religious classes in the Turkish education system.

Nearly 3000 people are to return to Bulgaria from Germany, authorities in Berlin have warned.

Most of those to be sent back here have been granted either humanitarian or refugee status, but some of them have managed to illegally cross Bulgaria's borders and reach Western Europe, State Agency for Refugees (DAB) chief Nikolay Chirpanliev told Bulgarian daily Sega.

Turkey has drawn praise from the Council of Europe for its recent judicial moves to allow citizens to apply directly to the country’s highest court ahead of a European-wide convention of constitutional court judges.