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Turkey’s Constitutional Court Defies ECtHR in Ruling Over Imprisoned Former Judge.
July 15, 2020
Turkey's Constitutional Court is choosing to ignore declared a European Court of Human Rights ruling concerning the imprisonment of a former Turkish judge, explaining that Turkish courts are “much better positioned than the ECtHR for explaining and interpreting the provisions of the Turkish law.”
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Davis: Ignore China's Bullying on Huawei 5G Decisions
July 15, 2020
In response to the comment of Beijing's Ambassador to the UK that Britain would "bear the consequences" of not using Huawei's 5G technology, former Tory Cabinet Minister David Davis explains that bullying is a regular part of the Chinese government's playbook.
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BBC: UK Prepares to Change Course on 5G Kit Supplier Huawei
July 15, 2020
UK ministers have decided, just six months after agreeing that Huawei would have a limited role, that the Chinese company will be excluded in the future, with no new 5G equipment installed from next year.
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ECtHR: Attending a Demonstration is Not Proof of Membership in Terrorist Organization
July 14, 2020
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled in favor of a Turkish citizen who was convicted on terrorism-related charges for attending, on four different occasions, demonstrations for the pro-Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), a recognized terrorist organization, going against the original ruling citing the individuals right to freedom of expression.
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Activists Challenge Moscow's Use of Facial Recognition Surveillance at ECtHR
July 11, 2020
Activist Alyona Popova and politician Vladimir Milov have lodged a complaint at the European Court of Human Rights over Russia's use of facial recognition technology during protests, an action their lawyer explained will be the first case in the ECtHR challenging the use of such technology to conduct mass surveillance.
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