Russian courtroom cages violate rights of criminal defendants - ECHRThe Grand Chamber of The European Court for Human Rights has upheld the decision ruling that keeping accused in metal bar cages during the trial was degrading, according to the statement released on Thursday.17:04 17.07.2014
ECHR accepts complaints from two amnestied Bolotnaya defendantsThe European Court of Human Rights has accepted complaints from two amnestied defendants in the Bolotnaya Square riot case, Vladimir Akimenkov and Leonid Kovyazin, attorney Dmitry Agranovsky told RAPSI on Wednesday.14:56 16.07.2014
ECHR gives top priority to the complaint of Ukrainian pilot arrested in RussiaThe European Court of Human Rights has given top priority to the complaint of Ukrainian helicopter pilot Nadezhda Savchenko who was arrested in Russia and charged with taking part in killing of two Russian journalists, her attorney Valentina Telychenko said on Facebook.13:07 16.07.2014
Germany violated mass media right to criticize Gerhard Schröder - ECHRThe rights of one of the largest European media conglomerates, Axel Springer AG, were violated by Germany after several national courts prohibited the publication of an article criticizing actions of the German ex-Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held Thursday.13:40 10.07.2014
ECHR upholds France’s ban on full-face veils - reportThe European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that the French law banning full-face veils in public was legitimate, AFP reports on Tuesday.15:13 01.07.2014
ECHR finds rights of Jehovah's Witnesses violated in RussiaThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held Thursday that Russia violated the rights of members of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Moscow during armed police raid in 2006.13:17 26.06.2014
Over 70 lawsuits prepared to protect conflict victims in Ukraine“Law Against Fascism, an association of NGOs for the international legal remedy of the rights of Ukrainians affected by Kiev’s special operation, has prepared over 70 lawsuits to be heard in Ukrainian courts and could also file them with international courts, including the European Court of Human Rights and the Hague court,” said Alexander Brod, an association coordinator and director of the Moscow Bureau for Human Rights.15:27 17.06.2014
Convicted murderer of Chechen War colonel turns to ECHRDefense of Yusup Temerkhanov, who was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the murder of retired Colonel Yury Budanov, turned to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), attorney Daria Trenina told RAPSI.16:57 05.06.2014
ECHR orders Turkey to pay 90 mln euros for violations in northern CyprusThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled Monday that Cyprus is entitled to the compensation of 90 million euros over the military conflict which erupted there in 1974.18:07 12.05.2014
Russian Civic Chamber to turn to ECHR over Odessa massacre - reportMembers of the Russian Civic Chamber are to file an application with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) against Ukraine over Odessa tragedy which left 46 dead.10:07 05.05.2014
ECHR finds Russian officials guilty in draftee’s deathThe European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Russian military officials failed to take action to prevent the death of draftee Mikhail Perevedentsev – found hanging in his military unit – and that they failed to prevent various violations during the investigation of the case.17:37 24.04.2014
Kiev files first lawsuits against Russia with international courtsUkraine has filed its first lawsuits against Russia with international courts, including the European Court of Human Rights, according to Ukrainian Minister of Justice Pavel Petrenko.10:22 16.04.2014
ECHR launches Russian version of HUDOC databaseThe European Court of Human Rights has launched a Russian version of the court’s case-law database HUDOC, the court said in a press release Monday.10:37 15.04.2014
Russia ranks third in number of complaints filed with ECHRRussia slumped to third place in the rating of complaints filed with the European Court of Human Rights, the press service of the Russian Justice Minister said on Wednesday.10:26 10.04.2014
Hungary violated rights of unrecognized religious organizations – ECHRThe rights of several religious communities in Hungary were violated after each lost its full-church status under the new Hungarian Church Act, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held Tuesday.16:13 08.04.2014
No rights violations if Russia extradites Kazakh national – ECHRThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held Friday that Russia’s extradition of a Kazakh national to his home country in connection with a 2001 murder case would not constitute a violation of the European Convention on Human Rights’ (Convention) prohibition of torture.16:41 03.04.2014
Attorney representing Russians in ECHR suspected of more fraudSix new cases have been opened against Taisiya Baskayeva, an attorney at the Moscow Regional Law Chamber who was arrested on 42 counts of fraud in late March, announced the North Ossetian department of the Russian Investigative Committee.16:10 02.04.2014
Billionaire ex-senator Fetisov to turn to ECHR over detention in RussiaGleb Fetisov, former member of Russia's upper house of parliament and former co-owner of My Bank, which lost its license in February, will file an application with the European Court of Human Rights, (ECHR) challenging the businessman's detention, Fetisov's spokesperson Igor Pylayev said.11:52 31.03.2014
Attorney representing Russians in ECHR charged with 42 counts of fraudPolice have arrested Taisiya Baskayeva, a Moscow Regional Law Chamber attorney, on 42 counts of fraud.17:41 26.03.2014
ECHR looks into Russia’s treatment of Jehovah’s WitnessesThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) communicated a vast collection of complaints this month to Russia in connection with the treatment of Jehovah’s Witnesses throughout the country.17:15 25.03.2014