Ukarinian Naftogaz faces default over decade old contract - reportUkraine’s gas monopoly Naftogaz faces the possibility of defaulting on its bonds, as its Bank of New York account has been blocked over a 15-year-old dispute in the London court.14:07 09.10.2013
Human rights lawyers to sue UN over Haitian cholera outbreak – reportLawyers representing the interests of the victims of Haiti’s historic 2010 cholera outbreak vowed Wednesday to take the UN to court in New York in an effort to secure compensation for the thousands of lives lost and hundreds of thousands of illnesses endured as a result of the outbreak, Reuters reported Wednesday.13:34 09.10.2013
Greenpeace head offers himself as bond for jailed activistsThe head of environmental campaign group Greenpeace has offered Wednesday to move to Russia in exchange for the release on bail of activists and journalists jailed there last month in a letter to President Vladimir Putin.13:14 09.10.2013
Turkish Supreme Court hands down sentences in 2003 coup caseThe appeals commission of the Supreme Court of Turkey on Wednesday handed down sentences to the accused in the 2003 Operation Sledgehammer coup trial.12:34 09.10.2013
Foreign Greenpeace activists appeal their arrest in Russian piracy trialDefense of 4 foreign members of the Arctic Sunrise crew detained during a drilling platform raid, has filed an appeal against their arrest with the Murmansk Region court, RAPSI reprts from the courtroom, citing the court's representative Yelena Sinitsa.11:44 09.10.2013
Russian human rights group wins international awardA Russian human rights group has become a recipient of a prestigious international award for its dedicated effort to defend human rights in Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Chechnya, Human Rights Watch said.10:21 09.10.2013
Russian Duma adopts bill on dissenting opinions in criminal casesRussia's State Duma has adopted in its third and final reading a bill that would allow parties involved in criminal proceedings to review any dissenting opinions accompanying their verdicts.18:34 08.10.2013
ECHR rejects Grand Chamber referral of Russian Jehovah’s Witness caseThe 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
Turkey violated rights of journalists during 2007 presidential campaign – ECHRThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held Tuesday that Turkey violated the free expression rights of a pair of journalists, a Turkish daily, and its owner, in light of an injunction that was imposed against a national newspaper at the president’s request.17:27 08.10.2013
Convicted Moscow rioter sentenced to compulsory psychiatric treatmentMikhail Kosenko has been convicted of participating in the riots that engulfed central Moscow in May 2012, and in turn injuring a police officer, and has been ordered to carry out compulsory psychiatric treatment.16:29 08.10.2013
Ookla LLC loses court challenge against fine for data storage violationsA Russian court said on Tuesday it had rejected a complaint filed by Ookla LLC against a 1-million ruble fine for not storing the personal data of Russian users in databases on Russian territory.17:20 17.01.2023
Russian Justice Ministry vows to improve jail conditionsRussia's Ministry of Justice has unveiled its proposals aimed at amending the internal rules of pre-trial detention centers and correctional facilities.15:29 13.01.2023
Bill on establishing Military Ombudsman post submitted to Russia’s State DumaLawmakers representing the New People party in the lower house of the Russian parliament have submitted to the State Duma a bill envisaging the introduction of the post of military ombudsman.16:17 12.10.2022