European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Final Decision in Perinçek v Switzerland Case

 

http://hudoc.echr.coe.int

BBC

European court quashes Swiss conviction for genocide denial

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that a Turkish politician should not have been prosecuted for denying that the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turkey was a genocide. 

The ECHR ruled that Mr Perincek had not called for "hatred or intolerance". ... The court made a distinction with Holocaust denial, which judges said could always be seen as a form of incitement to racial hatred in certain countries.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34542489?post_id=10153593895219000_10153593895214000#_=_ 

SWI - SwissInfo.ch

European Court confirms Perinçek’s right to freedom of speech

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that Switzerland violated Turkish politician Doğu Perinçek's right to freedom of speech. He had appealed against a conviction for racism after having denied the mass killing of Armenians.

It noted that the Swiss courts appeared to have "censured [Perinçek] for having simply expressed an opinion divergent from those held in Switzerland", and that Perinçek's conviction had been "unnecessary" to protect the rights of the Armenian community.
In the next six months, Switzerland will present its intentions to the Committee of Ministers of the European Council, the body that monitors fulfilment of the ECHR court rulings.

 http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/do%C4%9Fu-perin%C3%A7ek_european-court-confirms-perin%C3%A7ek-s-right-to-freedom-of-speech-/41720676

This is the greatest day!

Long live rule of law!

Thanks Doğu Perinçek!

Thanks Talat Pasha Committee!

I hope this will be taken as an opportunity to review parliamentary decisions taken by some countries and to remove chapters alleging that there has been an Armenian genocide from textbooks.

I hope this will be taken as an opportunity to establish a better understanding and will help to improve the relationship between Armenians and Turkey. 

 

ECHR Perincek v. Switzerland case – the text of the judgment issued by the Grand Chamber:http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng-press?i=001-158235

ECHR Perincek v. Switzerland case – press release regarding the judgment issued by the Grand Chamber:http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng-press?i=003-5199806-6438950

ECHR Perincek v. Switzerland case – the “Q&A” document regarding the judgment issued by the Grand Chamber:http://www.echr.coe.int/Documents/Presse_Q_A_Perincek_ENG.pdf

Lİnks updated: April 20, 2016