TURKEY: TURKEY CHARGED IN HUMAN RIGHTS COURT BY CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR.

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According to "Turkish Daily News", the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Turkey had violated the rights of a Turkish citizen who was the first conscientious objector in the country to openly declare his refusal to perform compulsory military service for reasons ...

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