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The ruling of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) against Greece on the case of forced labour in the strawberry farms of Manolada in 2012 is a “milestone” for similar conditions of forced labour which unfortunately continue to exist, the lawyers of the organizations which represented the Bangladeshi workers in the court said on Thursday at a joint press conference in Athens. 

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) condemned Greece for refusing to grant a citizen the status of conscientious objector and allow him to do alternative civilian work instead of military service.

Today, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu declared that the nation is not planning to pay Cyprus 90 million euros, as instructed by the European Court of Human Rights.