ECHR ruling in Beslan terror attack case comes into forceA ruling of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) awarding about €3 million in compensation to victims of terror attack on a school in the Russian town of Beslan has come into force.18:11 19.09.2017
ECHR ruling on complaint of Chechen militant sentenced to life takes effectThe ruling of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in favor of Chechen militant Arsan Mukayev sentenced to life in prison for murdering members of the Russian armed forces and law enforcement officers became effective.18:08 19.09.2017
Russia forwards to ECHR comments on complaint over website blockingRussia has sent to Strasbourg comments to a complaint filed with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) by a website owner over blocking of his Internet resource.09:40 19.09.2017
Russian teacher charged with calling for riots appeals his detention in ECHRLawyers of the Moscow Finance and Law University’s ex-teacher of mathematics Dmitry Bogatov, charged with calls for riots, have appealed his detention in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).13:56 04.09.2017
ECHR lifts interim measure suspending deportation of terror suspect to RussiaThe European Court of Human Rights has lifted the interim measure suspending the deportation of a Russian national suspected of planning terrorist attacks, whom the German authorities see as a “threat to national security” from Germany to Russia.11:50 30.08.2017
Four policemen in Tatarstan charged with tortureFour ex-policemen were charged in the case over death of a deputy head of Kazan’s railroad transportation college Pavel Drozdov inflicted by tortures.15:00 09.08.2017
Moscow court suspends newspaper journalist’s deportation over ECHR rulingThe Moscow City Court has suspended the ordered deportation of Ali Feruz (Khudoberdy Nurmatov), a reporter for Novaya Gazeta newspaper, to Uzbekistan, over the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).11:38 08.08.2017
Russian newspaper journalist must not be deported to Uzbekistan - ECHRThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held that Ali Feruz, a reporter for Novaya Gazeta newspaper, must not be deported from Russia to Uzbekistan during the hearing of his case in Strasbourg.16:19 04.08.2017
Number of ECHR complaints from Russia down 4 times – Human Rights CommissionerThe number of complaints Russians filed with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has been down fourfold.14:08 26.07.2017
ECHR awards €6,000 to one of Nemtsov murder case defendantsThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday awarded €6,000 in compensation to Temirlan Eskerkhanov, a defendant in the case on the murder of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov.11:45 25.07.2017
ECHR communicates two protest-related cases to Russian governmentThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has communicated two cases being joinders of complaints submitted by Russian nationals, who at various times and in various locations of the Russian Federation took part in protest actions.16:09 18.07.2017
Russia seeks ECHR ruling in Beslan terror attack case to be overturnedRussia’s Justice Ministry has filed a request to refer a case of victims of terror attack on a school in the Russian town of Beslan to the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) for review.17:47 13.07.2017
European Commissioner believes Russian “foreign agents” law impedes human rightsThe Council of Europe (CoE) Commissioner for Human Rights, Nils Muižnieks, has criticized Russian “foreign agents” law noting that it hindered human rights in the country and had a profoundly negative impact on related organizations.12:59 13.07.2017
Russian children’s rights ombudsman calls for ENOC intervention in Charlie Gard’s caseRussia's children's rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova has called upon the European Network of Ombudsmen for Children (ENOC) to save the life of Charlie Gard, a terminally ill 10-month-old boy expected to have his life-support turned off on a ruling of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).16:54 05.07.2017
ECHR ruling on U.S. nationals’ complaint over Russian adoption ban takes effectThe ruling of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in favor of U.S. nationals, who had complained of violating their rights by banning them from adoption of Russian children, became effective.16:54 04.07.2017
ECHR rules Russian 'gay propaganda' ban to be discriminatoryThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that Russian authorities have violated right to freedom of expression and discriminated gay right activists by adopting a law banning propaganda of non‑traditional sexual relations aimed at minors.13:25 20.06.2017
ECHR awards over €15,000 to ex-Yukos security chief sentenced to lifeThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has awarded over €15,000 in compensation including costs and expenses to former Yukos security chief Alexey Pichugin sentenced in Russia to life in prison.13:26 06.06.2017
Grand Chamber of ECHR to review Navalny’s caseThe Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights’ (ECHR) will review the case involving Russia’s Government and opposition politician Alexey Navalny.19:06 30.05.2017
ECHR ruling in favor of Russian opposition politician Kasparov takes effectThe ruling of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) awarding €5,000 in compensation to opposition politician and former world chess champion Garry Kasparov for violation of his rights during a 2007 anti-government rally in Moscow, has become effective.17:17 30.05.2017
Right to free elections in Russia violated in 2011 – ECHRThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday that Russian authorities had violated rights of several individuals to participate in free elections to the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg back in December 2011.14:02 30.05.2017