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| ECHR rejects Turkish appeal to ruling on compulsory religion classes |
| 2015-02-19 |
| [Hurriyet Daily News] The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has rejected Turkey's appeal to a ruling that said high school students must be allowed to opt out of religious education classes, which are currently compulsory. ECHR ruled on Sept. 16, 2014, that the Turkish education system was "still inadequately equipped to ensure respect for parents' convictions" and violated the "right to education," in a case stemming from Alevi complaints about mandatory religious classes. In December 2014, Turkey appealed to the ECHR's Grand Chamber, the court's office of appeal, on the last day available to do so, requesting that the case be reviewed. The Grand Chamber, however, rejected Turkey's appeal on Feb. 17, 2015, with no elaboration, rendering the decision as ultimate. |
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