ECHR finds former YUKOS employee's trial unjustThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has found unjust the trial against former YUKOS security service employee Alexei Pichugin, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for organizing assassinations.14:10 23.10.2012
Defense of teenager allegedly beaten by Moscow police refers to ECHRAttorney Igor Trunov has submitted an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on behalf of Sergei Vorotnikov, who claims that he was beaten by police officers in 2011.13:48 22.10.2012
Freed Pussy Riot member goes to ECHRYekaterina Samutsevich, the only Pussy Riot punk band member to have been released on probation, has filed an application with the European Court of Human Rights claiming the violation of her right to freedom of expression, that she was unlawfully prosecuted, and that her arrest was unfounded.10:18 19.10.2012
ECHR to publish findings in ex-YUKOS employee's case on Oct. 23On October 23, the European Court of Human Rights will publish its findings on an application by a former YUKOS security service head sentenced for life on charges of organizing several murders.18:08 18.10.2012
Katyn massacre case set for February 13 in ECHR Grand ChamberThe Grand Chamber will hear the application against the European Court of Human Rights' judgment in the case of the Polish POWs executed in Katyn in 1940 in February 2013.14:52 15.10.2012
Katyn case referred to ECHR Grand ChamberThe European Court of Human Rights has accepted a request on behalf of the relatives of the Polish POWs executed in Katyn in 1940 for referral of the Katyn case to the Grand Chamber.16:04 10.10.2012
Oppositionist who invaded presidential office wins ECHR case v. RussiaThe European Court of Human Rights has held in favor of National-Bolshevik Party member Alexei Koltunov, who sought damages from the Russian authorities for his unlawful detention while a criminal case against him was being reviewed.14:22 09.10.2012
LGBT advocates vow to contest gay propaganda promotion law in the ECHRA St. Petersburg LGBT rights organization whose appeal against a law banning the promotion of homosexual relations among minors was dismissed by the Supreme Court on Wednesday is determined to continue challenging the law, including in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).15:06 04.10.2012
Dmitry Dedov elected new Russian ECHR judgeSupreme Commercial Court Judge Dmitry Dedov has been elected as the new Russian judge at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).13:50 03.10.2012
Russian police accused by ECHR of having provoked drug salesThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has upheld the first application out of 150 submitted by Russians complaining of having been provoked by undercover police to commit crimes.13:58 02.10.2012
Unsuccessful mayoral candidate to complain to Geneva committeeA Just Russia leader for Astrakhan Oleg Shein has decided not to file an application to the European Court of Human Rights over his defeat in the mayoral elections and the dismissal of his lawsuits by several courts, he told RIA Novosti. He does, however, intend to take the matter to the UN Human Rights Committee in Geneva.10:42 02.10.2012
Individuals convicted in Moscow nationalist riots case turn to ECHRThe individuals convicted in the Moscow Manezh Square riots case have filed an application with the European Court of Human Rights.15:43 28.09.2012
Case of scientist convicted for espionage to be reviewed following ECHR decisionThe Supreme Court will reconsider on September 26 the case against scientist Igor Sutyagin, who was sentenced to 15 years in prison for espionage and released in a swap agreement with the United States.15:07 21.09.2012
ECHR dismisses Stalin grandson's application to intervene in Katyn caseThe grandson of Joseph Stalin, Evgeny Dzhugashvili, requested that the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) include him in the Katyn trial so that he could defend his grandfather, but his application was turned down.13:13 11.09.2012
Relatives of Lokomotiv hockey team airplane crash victims appeal to ECHRRelatives of the pilots who died in the Yak-42 airplane crash that killed the Lokomotiv ice hockey team have filed applications with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).12:35 07.09.2012
Russia fails to uphold ECHR court ruling on 2002 terrorist attack, lawyerIn spite of the ruling passed by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), Russia has failed to initiate a case against the officials who committed violations during the takeover of the Dubrovka Theater, said Igor Trunov, the attorney of relatives of the victims.12:25 04.09.2012
Tymoshenko may have difficulty proving her case in StrasburgFormer Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's legal team will find it difficult to prove that Tymoshenko's arrest in August 2011 and her allegedly improper detention conditions were politically motivated when her case is brought before the European Court of Human Rights.10:35 03.09.2012
Tymoshenko to appeal affirmation of gas deal sentence to ECHRFormer Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko will file an application with the European Court of Human Rights against the Ukrainian High Specialized Court on Civil and Criminal Cases' decision to leave intact her sentence on charges of having made illegal gas deals while serving as prime minister.16:30 29.08.2012
Strasbourg shows interest in Tymoshenko-like casesThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has shown particular interest in trials similar in nature to that of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who applied to the Strasbourg court to quash her arrest and four-month plus custody in 2011.11:53 29.08.2012
United States to share data on Katyn massacre with PolandThe United States has promised to provide Poland with archive files related to the execution of the Polish officers near Katyn in 1940.14:44 24.08.2012