Tuesday, September 03, 2013

RIGHTS - Prohibiting married women from retaining maiden names unlawful: ECHR

Prohibiting married women from retaining maiden names unlawful: ECHR

STRASBOURG – Hürriyet Daily News

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled today that Turkish laws that compel women to adopt their husbands’ surname after marriage is a violation of the European Convention on Human Rights.

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