30/05/2014 Monitoring
Josette Durrieu (France, SOC), rapporteur of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on “post-monitoring dialogue with Turkey”, has welcomed the Constitutional Court decision requiring the ban on YouTube to be lifted, a demand that had also been made by the Parliamentary Assembly.
“I invite the authorities to implement that decision without delay, thereby helping to safeguard freedom of information, a fundamental right, and demonstrating Turkey’s willingness to come into line with European standards and the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights. That decision again highlights the vital role played by Turkey’s Constitutional Court in the protection of fundamental freedoms”, concluded Ms Durrieu.