Drug possession case against Russian man closed following ECHR rulingThe Timiryazevsky District Court of Moscow dropped prosecution of Alexander Borisov, who had been charged with illegal storage of psychotropic substances on a large scale following a ruling of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).16:17 13.03.2020
Case over police torture of 9 years ago opened in Russia’s Nizhny NovgorodA criminal case has been opened in Nizhny Novgorod over alleged putting a man to tortures in the regional anti-extremism police office in 2010, Igor Kalyapin, a member of the Presidential Council for Human Rights and chair of the Committee Against Torture NGO, has told RAPSI.16:40 27.11.2019
Interview with the President of the ECtHR Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos"The Court is facing many challenges, but this is not something new, as over its history it has often been confronted with difficult issues and the consequences of political problems. Of course, its overriding concern is to continue to deliver high quality judgments in good time."11:30 07.11.2019
Il est nécessaire de créer un climat de confiance entre la Cour et les juridictions nationalesLe 26 avril à Strasbourg au Palais des droits de l’homme s’est tenu une rencontre à laquelle ont participé le Président de la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme Guido Raimondi, le greffier de la Cour Roderick Liddell, le rédacteur en chef de la revue « Droits de l’homme. Jurisprudence de la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme » Vitaly Portnov et la rédactrice du développement Anastasia Abakumova.10:30 05.11.2019
Defendant in drug possession case freed from detention following ECHR rulingThe Supreme Court’s Presidium on Wednesday reversed a sentence of Alexander Borisov convicted of drug possession and ordered his release from detention after the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) found violations in the case.13:30 30.10.2019
Russian Supreme Court upholds sentence of 2004 presidential office takeover convictsThe Supreme Court’s Presidium on Wednesday refused to overturn sentence in a case against 39 members of the banned National Bolshevik Party convicted of an attack against the Russian presidential administration in 2004.11:51 25.09.2019
Russian court to reconsider Azeri opposition blogger deportation caseThe St. Petersburg City Court overturned a lower court’s ruling on expulsion of Azeri opposition blogger and Azer Freedom TV journalist Elvin Isayev from Russia.16:54 10.09.2019
Russian lawyer involved in $5 mln Roscosmos embezzlement case applies to ECHRChairman 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
ECHR declares Zakharchenko’s complaint inadmissibleThe European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday declared an application filed by the former Russian anti-corruption official, ex-police colonel Dmitry Zakharchenko inadmissible.15:50 23.07.2019
ECHR rulings against Russia mostly concern detention terms – MoskalkovaRussia most of all pays compensations upon the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) for failure to meet reasonable terms of detention and investigation, the federal human rights commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova stated on Tuesday.14:01 28.05.2019
Bill on compensations for poor detention conditions reaches State DumaRussia’s Cabinet of Ministers has submitted a bill stipulating a national mechanism of compensations for inadequate conditions in detention facilities to the State Duma. .10:47 17.05.2019
Elderly scientist detained on treason charges placed in hospital following ECHR decisionViktor Kudryavtsev, a 74-year-old scientist of the Central Research Institute for Engineering Technology (TsNIImash) charged with treason, has been transferred from a detention center to a municipal hospital for health examination following a decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).18:09 13.05.2019
ECHR to proceed with Russian opposition politician’s complaint over rally banThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has accepted an application lodged by Russian opposition politician Sergey Udaltsov over a ban on participation in public meetings for hearing.13:19 29.03.2019
Russian footballer’s complaint over detention fails to meet ECHR requirementsThe 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 proposes to improve ECHR accessibility for Russian citizensRussia’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
Ex-student expelled from university for communication with journalists turns to ECHREx-student of the Baltic Federal University in Russia’s Kaliningrad Oleg Alekseyev has filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights over his expulsion for communication with journalists.13:39 21.03.2019
About 56,000 applications pending in Strasbourg - ECHR President RaimondiAbout 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
Russian opposition politician Udaltsov turns to ECHR over rally ban, detentionRussian opposition politician Sergey Udaltsov on Thursday filed an application over a ban on participation in public meetings and his 30-day detention for breaking a procedure of holding rallies with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).14:29 10.01.2019
ECHR communicates complaint filed by Sentsov and KolchenkoThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has communicated an application filed by filmmaker Oleg Sentsov and Alexander Kolchenko sentenced in Russia to 20 years and 10 years in prison respectively for organizing a terrorist group in Crimea.14:59 10.12.2018
Pussy Riot activists apply to ECHR over FIFA World Cup 2018 arrestSeveral activists of the feminist punk group Pussy Riot have lodged an application with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) over their arrest and administrative detention for pitch invasion during FIFA World Cup 2018 final match in police uniform.12:32 22.11.2018