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
More 2012 Moscow Riots suspects turn to the ECHRTwo additional suspects implicated in a Russian criminal case centering on the 2012 Moscow riots have turned to the European Court of Human Rights, (ECHR) joining the seven others who have already filed applications raising various complaints relating to the conditions of their detention and to their ongoing custody, defense attorney Dmitry Arganovskiy told RAPSI Tuesday.14:47 24.09.2013
ECHR holds Italy responsible for violating ex-news director’s free expression rightsThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held on Tuesday that Italy had violated the free expression rights of Italian former newspaper director Maurizio Belpietro in connection with his conviction for defamation, arising from an article published in the national daily he had served at the helm of.14:08 24.09.2013
ECHR turns down Church of Scientology’s claim against BelgiumThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) declared inadmissible an application filed by the Church of Scientology claiming that the Belgian authorities had breached the church’s rights by issuing statements to the media on a pending investigation.18:58 19.09.2013
Germany did not violate Princess Caroline's privacy rights - ECHRThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held Thursday that Germany did not violate the rights of Monaco's Princess Caroline von Hannover to respect for private and family life by refusing to enjoin the further publication of a photograph of the royal couple on vacation.14:42 19.09.2013
ECHR has merged and prioritized Moscow 2012 riots claimsThe European Court for Human Rights (ECHR) has merged seven applications filed by the defendants in Moscow 2012 May riots case and assigned them top priority.11:52 17.09.2013
ECHR to take on case of Lithuanian fined for denying Soviet aggressionThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has accepted the application of Lithuanian Socialist People's Front party leader Algirdas Paleckis, who was convicted of having denied the existence of "Soviet aggression against Lithuania and its people," the party's press service announced Monday.13:13 09.09.2013
ECHR to consider former Makhachkala mayor's complaint on priority basisThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) will consider as a matter of priority the complaint filed by former Makhachkala Mayor Said Amirov, who faces accusations of having ordered the murder of an investigator.17:08 19.08.2013
Review of Gozi virus creator's ECHR application expected to take a yearThe pending review of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) application filed by Latvian national Deniss Calovskis, who is accused of cyber crime in the US will take about a year.13:19 13.08.2013
Parents vow to appeal to ECHR against Latvian court ruling in name disputeLatvian parents, whose appeal to register their son under the name Miron has been rejected, are going to file an application with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), the leader of movement "Return our names" Ruslan Pankratov told RIA Novosti.12:15 12.08.2013
ECHR suspends extradition of Gozi virus creatorThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has received the documents in the case of Deniss Calovskis, who is accused of cyber crime, and suspended the procedure of his extradition.17:23 08.08.2013
ECHR gives top priority to Moscow rioters' complaintThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has given top priority to the appeal against the lengthy term of detention and inhumane confinement conditions filed by Vladimir Akimenkov and Yaroslav Belousov, two persons involved in the Moscow riots case, their attorney Dmitry Agranovsky told RAPSI on Thursday.12:12 08.08.2013
Tymoshenko's defense team requests review of gas caseThe lawyers of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko have asked the Supreme Court of Ukraine to review the sentence in the gas case, attorney Sergei Vlasenko told RIA Novosti on Thursday.15:04 01.08.2013
Tymoshenko's attorneys vow to request review of gas caseThe final judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) permits the lawyers of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to seek review and quashing of the sentence in the gas case, attorney Sergei Vlasenko told journalists at a news conference on Wednesday.16:29 31.07.2013
ECHR rules that Russian charges against Khodorkovsky were in line with lawThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held Thursday that the charges filed against jailed former tycoons Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev were brought in accordance with the law, but that their rights had been violated in connection with the court proceedings and their placement in remote Siberian penal colonies.12:48 25.07.2013
Portugal violated journalist’s free expression rights – ECHRThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held Tuesday that Portugal breached the rights of journalist Afonso Joaquim Sampaio e Paiva de Melo to freedom of expression, as guaranteed by Article 10 of the European Convention of Human Rights.18:04 23.07.2013
Socialist convicted for denying Soviet aggression to file application with ECHRLithuanian Socialist People's Front party leader Algirdas Paleckis convicted for having denied the fact of "Soviet aggression against Lithuania and its people" has filed an application to the European Court of Human Rights.14:05 18.07.2013
ECHR: Limits on Russian debtors' travel abroad must be substantiatedThe European Court of Human Rights has informed Russia that limits on debtors' travel abroad must be substantiated and has fined Russia 2,000 euros in moral damages for restricting the free movement of an applicant, the court said on its website.17:22 11.07.2013
ECHR decision regarding former BTA Bank employee comes into forceThe decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the case of Veronika Yefimova, who claimed that Russia violated her rights in relation to her arrest and detention pending extradition to Kazakhstan, where she faced charges of large-scale embezzlement at BTA Bank, has come into force.11:24 10.07.2013