ECHR holds witness hearing with regard to 2008 Georgia – South Ossetia conflictThe Strasburg-based European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has taken evidence from 33 witnesses in the case of Georgia versus Russia initiated by Georgia in relation to the 2008 armed conflict between Georgia and South Ossetia.19:05 17.06.2016
Nemtsov murder case defendant Eskerkhanov turns to ECHRTemerlan Eskerkhanov who stands charged with murder of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov has applied to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).15:30 17.06.2016
Russian Supreme Court revokes rulings on Bolotnaya case defendant’s detentionPresidium of Russia’s Supreme Court has overturned several court rulings over detention of Leonid Kovyazin, one of the defendants in the Bolotnaya riots case, upon a decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).13:05 08.06.2016
Victim in Domodedovo terror attack case to withdraw complaint from ECHRA victim in the criminal case over terror attack at Domodeovo airport in 2011, Elena Krivolutskaya, is going to take back her appeal filed with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) against the airport management.12:31 08.06.2016
Rights of German national who lost property in Turkey violated - ECHRThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday that the rights of German national Dieter Claus Knick were violated as he had been deprived of his shares in Demirbank, a medium-sized Turkish bank.14:15 07.06.2016
Russian bailiffs seize €10,000 granted to Khodorkovsky by ECHRCompensation for moral damages granted by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to Mikhail Khodorkovsky from Russian budget has been seized by Russian bailiffs and used for repayment of his debt to the budget.13:41 07.06.2016
Russia asks ECHR to dismiss opposition activist Udaltsov’s complaintThe Russian Government has asked the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to dismiss an application filed by Russian opposition activist Sergei Udaltsov over his detention and sentence.12:50 03.06.2016
Russia appeals against ECHR ruling on compensation for Navalny - lawyerThe Russian Justice Ministry has appealed against a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) that granted compensations in amount of 56,000 euros and 30,000 euros for opposition politician Alexei Navalny and his accomplice Pyotr Ofitserov respectively in Kirovles embezzlement case.16:38 25.05.2016
Rights of Russian national acquitted of killing Forbes Editor violated - ECHRThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday that the rights of Russian national Fail Sadretdinov, who was tried and acquitted of organizing the murder of Paul Khlebnikov, the founding editor of the Russian edition of Forbes magazine, have been violated in part.16:51 24.05.2016
Rights of paralyzed Russian national sentenced for fraud violated - ECHRThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday that the rights of Vladimir Topekhin, a paralyzed Russian national sentenced to four years in correctional colony for fraud, were vilolated in part.14:31 10.05.2016
Five Russians had their right to freedom of expression violated – ECHRThe European Court on Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday published its judgement in favor of five applicants from Russia claiming violation of their rights under several articles of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights (“the Convention”).14:30 26.04.2016
ECHR to review Russian nationalist Potkin’s complaint in simplified procedureThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has communicated an application by Russian nationalist Alexander Potkin over his long stay in detention, his attorney Irina Khrunova told RAPSI on Wednesday.12:02 20.04.2016
ECHR: rights of Shutov’s Gang member violatedEuropean Court on Human Rights (ECHR) based in Strasbourg made public its judgement on the case of five members of a gang allegedly led by Yuriy Shutov, a former St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly deputy, on Tuesday. The Court found that only one applicant suffered violation of his rights and ruled to pay him compensation in amount of about 8.5 thousand euros.14:00 19.04.2016
Russian Constitutional Court grants ECHR claim over inmates’ voting right in partThe Constitutional Court ruled on Tuesday that the claim of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to grant voting rights to inmates may be partially satisfied in Russia.13:41 19.04.2016
Hearing on recovery of $236K from Navalny put on hold over ECHR rulingThe Moscow City Court on Friday put a stay on the proceedings for recovery of 16 million rubles ($236,000) from opposition politician Alexei Navalny in favor of Kirovles Company in connection with the ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).11:34 08.04.2016
ECHR promises to take stances of Russian higher courts into accountHead of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), Guido Raimondi said that the court is going to take opinions of Russian high-level courts into account when considering applications against Russia.13:49 06.04.2016
Russian eccentric artist Pavlensky turns to ECHR over detentionRussian performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky, accused of setting fire to the Moscow headquarters of the Federal Security Service (FSB), has filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) regarding his detention.12:00 05.04.2016
ECHR orders Russia to pay nearly 4,9 mln euros to claimants in 2015The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ordered Russia to pay nearly 4.9 million euros in damages to claimants in 2015, the annual report of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers reads.17:59 31.03.2016
Russian Constitution takes priority over international obligations – Justice MinistryRepresentative of the Russian Federation at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR ), Deputy Minister of Justice Georgy Matyushkin, believes that the implementation of the international obligations of Russia is based on the current constitution of the country.12:30 31.03.2016
Two women dying of cancer in Russian prison turn to ECHRTwo gravely ill women convicted of drug dealing have filed an application with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).14:29 29.03.2016