Russia’s delegation criticizes PACE Magnitsky case reportA report by Swiss PACE member Andreas Gross on the Magnitsky case contains many inaccuracies according to Russia’s delegate, Leonid Slutsky, who spoke during a discussion of the document.16:20 28.01.2014
Non-citizens in Latvia not subject to discrimination – EU officialNon-citizens are guaranteed all socioeconomic rights and are not discriminated against in Latvia, said the European Union’s Ambassador to Moscow Vygaudas Usackas.16:01 27.01.2014
ECHR seeks answers from UK on mass surveillance programs – reportThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered UK ministers to provide justifications by early May for the mass surveillance activities of British intelligence agency the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ).13:46 24.01.2014
Global postal companies end private deliveries to RussiaInternational express delivery companies including DHL and FedEx announced they would stop shipping goods to Russia because of new customs clearance rules.10:20 24.01.2014
Witness-tampering probe launched in Berlusconi prostitution caseA new investigation has been initiated against former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi in connection with allegations of witness tampering in a prostitution trial.18:06 23.01.2014
McDonald’s denies tax evasion accusations in FranceMcDonald’s France claims it has not avoided paying taxes on around EUR2.2 billion ($2.98 billion) of revenue over the past five years, local media outlets state.14:04 23.01.2014
ECHR finds fatal attempt at Russian psych-ward transport violated rightsThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held Thursday that a Russian couple’s rights were violated in connection with the 2006 death of their son Kirill Shchiborshch following a struggle with police who had been deployed to transport him to a treatment facility.20:07 16.01.2014
Dozens of foreign citizens declared suspects in Lithuanian 1991 unrestLithuania's Prosecutor General's Office has declared 79 citizens of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine suspects in the criminal case connected with the events which happened in Vilnius on January 13, 1991, prosecutor Simonas Slapsinskas told journalists on Friday.16:42 10.01.2014
European Parliament Committee urges action against NSA surveillance programAfter vehemently condemning mass surveillance programs exposed in recent months by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, a draft report published this week by the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice, and Home Affairs called on the US and EU member states to impose a ban on blanket mass surveillance and bulk personal-data processing.15:48 10.01.2014
88-year-old suspect to be tried over alleged involvement in WWII massacreThe prosecutor’s office of Dortmund, Germany has sent the case of an 88-year-old former member of an SS armored division to a court, charging him with murder and participating in the largest civilian massacre in France during WWII.13:20 09.01.2014
French Constitutional Council approves “millionaire tax” planFrance’s Constitutional Council approved a plan by the country’s government to tax salaries in excess of EUR 1 million by 75 percent for 2013 and 2014.12:32 30.12.2013
ECHR notifies Russia about Pussy Riot’s applicationThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) addressed a series of questions to the parties to a case launched by the newly released Pussy Riot members challenging Russia on the basis of various alleged rights violations associated with their detention and legal process, according to court documents released by the court.17:32 23.12.2013
ECHR prioritizes three more claims from Bolotnaya riot defendantsThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) merged and prioritized three applications filed by defendants in the Bolotnaya riot case, attorney Dmitry Agranovsky wrote on his Twitter account on Friday.15:40 20.12.2013
Three ETA members sentenced to 3,860 years each for 2009 blastThe organizers of a terrorist attack near the Guardia Civil barracks in Burgos, northern Spain, have been sentenced to imprisonment, Spanish media report.16:43 12.12.2013
European Parliament’s largest party tries to prevent Snowden’s planned testimonyEdward Snowden’s planned testimony to the European Parliament via a video link may be thwarted by deputies’ fear of a negative reaction from the US.11:56 12.12.2013
ECHR introduces stricter conditions for applicationsA stricter set of conditions will apply to applications to the the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), starting on January 1, 2014, when a new court rule comes into effect.18:27 11.12.2013
European Parliament to hold videoconference with Snowden- sourceThe European Parliament is planning to hold video conference with fugitive NSA analyst Edward Snowden, concerning the US spying on European citizens.12:48 06.12.2013
Russia to raise US, EU human rights issues during OSCE sessionRussia intends to raise questions regarding the observation of human rights in the US and EU, including with reference to wiretapping, during an upcoming session of Council of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).13:49 02.12.2013
Berlusconi to face another trial on corruption chargesFormer Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, who was stripped of his senate seat last Wednesday, will face another trial. This time he is being charged with bribing witnesses in the high-profile Ruby case, which ended with a seven-year prison sentence for the politician.16:51 29.11.2013