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Russia’s Justice Ministry announces ECHR judge vacancy since 2022

The Russian Justice Ministry has announced that persons seeking to fill the vacancy of the judge of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) from the Russian Federation available since January 1, 2022 may take part in an open contest organized by the body.

13:00 04.09.2020

Russian lawyer involved in $5 mln Roscosmos embezzlement case applies to ECHR

Chairman of Tretyakov & Partners law firm Igor Tretyakov involved in the 330-million-ruble ($5 million) Roscosmos embezzlement case has filed an application with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).

10:53 22.08.2019

Russian footballer’s complaint over detention fails to meet ECHR requirements

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) will not consider a complaint filed by Zenit St. Petersburg’s football player Alexander Kokorin over his detention in Russia.

18:11 28.03.2019

Moskalkova to appeal to international organizations over Vyshinsky case again

Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova will send applications over the case of journalist Kirill Vyshinsky to international organizations once more.

16:50 28.03.2019

Moskalkova proposes to improve ECHR accessibility for Russian citizens

Russia’s ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova during a meeting with President of the European Court of Human Rights Guido Raimondi on Wednesday proposed to create a special Internet site to inform Russians about the course of complaints examination in the ECHR.

17:42 27.03.2019

About 56,000 applications pending in Strasbourg - ECHR President Raimondi

About 56,000 applications are currently pending before the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), the Court’s President Guido Raimondi said during his annual news conference on Thursday.

12:17 24.01.2019

Interpol to provide France with assistance in Strasbourg attack investigation

Interpol will assist France with the investigation into a shooting spree that left 4 people dead in Strasbourg last night.

12:59 12.12.2018

Ex-receiver in charge of Rosneft subsidiaries applies to ECHR over detention

The former bankruptcy commissioner of several Russia’s Rosneft subsidiaries Oleg Smetanin, who stands charged with embezzling more than 300 million rubles ($4.5 million), has filed an application with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).

16:42 20.11.2018

UK violates inmate voting rights - ECHR

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg ruled on Tuesday that the UK had violated the rights of ten British convicts in disallowing them to take part in free elections.

17:25 12.08.2014

ECHR introduces stricter conditions for applications

A stricter set of conditions will apply to applications to the the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), starting on January 1, 2014, when a new court rule comes into effect.

18:27 11.12.2013

UN Human Rights Rapporteur calls CIA extraordinary rendition “global conspiracy”

While delivering his statement in the European Court of Human Rights’ (ECHR) hearing on the alleged extraordinary rendition of Al Nashiri and Abu Zubaydah by the CIA in Poland, Ben Emmerson, UN Special Rapporteur on counter-terrorism and human rights, referred to the high-value detainee (HVD) program and the practice of extraordinary rendition a “global criminal conspiracy.”

15:58 03.12.2013

Poland calls for confidentiality in CIA black-site prison investigation

At the ongoing European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) hearing of the secret CIA run-prisons in Poland, the representatives of the Polish government called for more confidentiality of the proceedings, saying that the investigation was still in progress, RAPSI reports live from the courtroom.

15:11 03.12.2013

9/11 defense attorneys urge Obama to declassify information on rendition program

Several defense attorneys representing Khalid Shaikh Mohammad (KSM) and his alleged 9/11 co-conspirators have written a letter imploring US President Barack Obama to declassify information on what has come to be known as the Rendition, Detention, and Interrogation (RDI) program, The Miami Herald reported Friday, alongside a copy of the letter itself.

14:41 28.10.2013

ECHR rejects Grand Chamber referral of Russian Jehovah’s Witness case

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) rejected a request for referral to the Grand Chamber Thursday of a case involving the rights of two Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia whose medical records were disclosed to prosecution authorities as a consequence of their refusal to accept blood transfusions.

18:12 08.10.2013

Speaker of Russian Duma invites PACE members to check out Moscow gay clubs

State Duma speaker Sergei Naryshkin invited members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to visit Moscow’s gay clubs, in order to to see first-hand that the rights of sexual minorities are not being violated.

17:24 01.10.2013

PACE rapporteur calls on countries to observe human rights during rallies

PACE rapporteur Arcadio Diaz Tejera (Spain) is concerned about the consequences of the recent protests in Turkey and has called on the Council of Europe to work out principles for observing human rights while maintaining law and order during public protests and rallies.

15:27 27.06.2013