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Human rights lawyer Alayif Hasanov’s disbarment violates his Convention rights
In December 2018, EHRAC filed its further submissions with the Court, arguing that Alayif’s disbarment is arbitrary and politically motivated, and aimed at curtailing his professional activities as a human rights lawyer.
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Russian state agents are responsible for 17 disappearances in 2002-2004 in the North Caucasus
After years of anguish from not knowing what had happened to their loved ones, the families of 17 ‘disappeared’ men from the North Caucasus have finally received a measure of justice today, establishing that the Russian authorities were responsible for their abduction, detention and presumed deaths.
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Russia responsible for “serious violation” in failing to effectively investigate and punish rape of Dagestani minor
The European Court found that the Russian authorities failed in its positive obligation to conduct an effective investigation into a young Dagestani woman's allegations of rape and to ensure adequate protection of her private life.
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Ten years in prison for graffiti on a statue of Heydar Aliyev
When 21-year-old Bayram Mammadov and 22-year-old Giyas Ibrahimov sprayed graffiti on a statue of Azerbaijan’s former president, Heydar Aliyev, they may have expected a police warning or a fine. Instead, they found themselves arrested on trumped-up drugs charges, beaten and threatened until they confessed.
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Abduction and disappearance of Ingushetia man in 2009 carried out by State agents
The European Court of Human Rights found that Maskhud Makhloyev’s abduction was carried out by Russian State agents, that he could be presumed dead and that his death could be attributed to the State.
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European Court finds Russia responsible for torture and death of Kabardino-Balkar man
The European Court found that Russian law enforcement authorities were responsible for the 2004 abduction, torture and resultant death of Rasul Tsakoyev.
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270 years in prison: Azerbaijan’s ‘special security’ operation on town of Nardaran
In the evening of 26 November 2015, masked security forces stormed the town of Nardaran, where the Muslim Unity Movement is based. MUM is an unregistered religious group formed in 2015, whose members describe themselves as “non-violent, conservative Shiites” aimed at promoting the role of Islam.
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Grand Chamber finds President of Ukrainian Court was unfairly dismissed
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the dismissal of Anatoliy Denisov, a Kyiv judge and court president, was in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights.
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Intigam Aliyev’s arrest and detention was to punish him for his human rights activism
The European Court found that Intigam Aliyev's treatment by the Azerbaijani authorities was politically motivated, and aimed at silencing and punishing him for his human rights activism.
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Surveillance in Russia: Judicial oversight needed
Mobile phones, internet usage, social media, messaging, app stores and even dating services – legislation enacted in Russia over the last five years has ensured that users’ data is more easily accessible to state authorities. Is such surveillance compatible with human rights standards on individuals’ right to privacy?