ECHR judgment over Moscow theater terror siege becomes finalThe European Court on Human Rights' judgment over the 2002 Moscow theater hostage crisis becomes final.13:58 20.06.2012
ECHR to study $98 bln YUKOS claimThe European Court of Human Rights will start hearing the dispute between YUKOS and Russia over the amount due to the company for the court-recognized violations of its rights.12:53 20.06.2012
ECHR acknowledges legitimacy of Russia's parliamentary electionsThe European Court of Human Rights has dismissed a complaint on discrimination during the parliamentary elections in Russia in 2003.15:53 19.06.2012
Public advised to retain lawyers to file claims with ECHRThe Strasbourg court's decision to toughen the complaint procedure and should not be dramatized, human rights activists say and advise to retain lawyers while preparing complaints.15:52 14.06.2012
Strasbourg court rejects complaintsThe European Court of Human Rights has tightened up its rules over accepting complaints.10:13 14.06.2012
Navalny files application with Strasbourg court in defamation disputeOpposition leader Alexei Navalny has filed an appeal with the European Court of Human Rights against a court ruling ordering him to refute statements made in an anonymous video on the embezzlement $165.7 million on his blog17:24 13.06.2012
LGBT rights activist contests gay propaganda law in StrasbourgLGBT rights organization founder Nikolai Alexeyev filed on Wednesday a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights against a St. Petersburg law prohibiting the promotion of homosexuality among minors.16:45 13.06.2012
Strasbourg court orders Russia to pay 45k euro to tortured prisonerThe European Court of Human Rights has ordered the Russian authorities to pay 45,000 euros to Vitaly Buntov for the ruthless torture he underwent while in prison.15:29 06.06.2012
Judges should address Strasbourg court for consultations, expert saysJudges should be allowed to address the European Court of Human Rights for consultations, International Law Association President Anatoly Kapustin said at a judicial system conference on Monday.16:34 04.06.2012
Ban prohibiting prisoners from voting disputed in ECHRThe ban prohibiting prisoners from voting has been disputed in the European Court of Human Rights, attorney Igor Trunov, who filed the appeal, told the Russian Legal Information Agency on Tuesday.18:00 29.05.2012
ECHR awards 300k euro to Chechen resident who lost family in bombingsThe European Court of Human Rights recovered 300,000 euro for Chechen citizen Imar-Ali Damayev whose lost his wife and five children during a Russian military air raid in 2004.15:46 29.05.2012
Tymoshenko supplements complaint to European courtFormer Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has filed documents with the European Court of Human Rights supplementing her 2011 complaint on the violation of her right to a fair trial.18:00 23.05.2012
Scandalous opposition leader appeals jail sentence with Strasbourg courtRenowned whistleblower and opposition leader Alexey Navalny, who was sentenced to a 15-day administrative arrest for participating in an unauthorized rally in Moscow on May 9, has appealed his arrest with the European Court of Human Rights.15:47 15.05.2012
Tomsk ex-mayor sentenced to 12 years appeals to ECHRFormer Tomsk mayor Alexander Makarov, who has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for official offences, has filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights, stating that his right to a fair trial had been violated.13:23 15.05.2012
ECHR to hear activist's complaint about prison conditionsThe European Court of Human Rights has accepted a complaint filed by an Other Russia activist Taisia Osipova, who has been charged with selling narcotics. Osipova has complained about the allegedly inhumane prison conditions at the Smolensk pretrial detention center.16:18 14.05.2012
European Court of Human Rights hardly to charge feesWill the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) start rendering its services for money? What are the reasons behind the court’s overload and the ways to deal with it? What difficulties does the ECHR face when interacting with national courts? ECHR Registrar, Erik Fribergh, spoke about these questions in an exclusive interview with the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI).12:05 07.05.2012
Organizers complain to ECHR about gay parade banThe organizers of a gay parade have filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights on the Moscow authorities' decision to ban the event in May 2011.14:01 02.05.2012
Stalin's grandson seeks proceedings resumption over Katyn massacreStalin's grandson Evgeny Dzhugashvili has applied to the Main Military Prosecutor's Office to resume the proceedings in the Katyn case.14:06 25.04.2012
ECHR orders Russia to pay 340k euro to 50 military officersThe European Court of Human Rights has ordered Russia to pay nearly 340,000 euro to 50 military officers subject to dismissal, who complained about long delays during the execution of housing provision judgments.16:27 17.04.2012
Poland to dispute European court's decision in Katyn caseAn attorney representing relatives of the Polish military prisoners executed in Katyn is partially satisfied with the European Court of Human Rights' decision in their appeal against the Russian government.15:12 16.04.2012