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Tuesday, February 02, 2010

ECHR rules on religious designation, Kurdish names on Turkish ID

"ECHR rules on religious designation, Kurdish names on Turkish ID
Europe's chief human rights court ruled Tuesday against the listing of religious affiliation on national identity cards in Turkey.
Tuesday, 02 February 2010 15:55

Europe's chief human rights court ruled Tuesday against the listing of religious affiliation on national identity cards in Turkey, saying that it 'violated' a top European human rights charter.

The court also ruled against eight Kurds asking to use Kurdish names on identity cards."

More:ECHR rules on religious designation, Kurdish names on Turkish ID [ WORLD BULLETIN- TURKEY NEWS, WORLD NEWS ]