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Russia responsible for the disappearances and presumed deaths of twenty people, European Court rules
On 21 January 2020, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) found Russia responsible for the disappearances and deaths of nineteen men and one woman from Chechyna, Ingushetia and Dagestan.
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Azerbaijan fails to execute European Court judgment as human rights defender is prevented from standing in 2020 parliamentary elections
On 7 January 2020, EHRAC filed a submission to the Committee of Ministers (CoM) of the Council of Europe in a case concerning the prominent human rights defender Rasul Jafarov, after the Azerbaijani authorities` refused to register him as an electoral candidate in the upcoming parliamentary elections on 9 February 2020.
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EHRAC intervenes in Navalnyy case at European Court—“Politically-motivated proceedings should apply to the totality of the criminal justice process”
EHRAC has intervened in a high-profile case at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), brought by the prominent Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalnyy, arguing that political interference in criminal trials should be designated by the Court through the application of the rarely-invoked Article 18 provision of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) in conjunction with the right to a fair trial.
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Young Russian conscript who died in alleged suicide after savage beating by fellow servicemen was subjected to degrading treatment and the investigation into his death was botched, European Court rules
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on 14 January 2020 that a Russian soldier who committed suicide just hours after being subjected to a savage beating by two colleagues, was subjected to inhuman and degrading ill-treatment, and that the investigation into the circumstances of his death by the Russian authorities was inadequate and ineffective.
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Resource | Case Summary | 14 Jan 2020 | By Nicola Balmer
J.D. and A v UK
European Court rules that UK's bedroom tax breached the rights of two applicants.
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EHRAC and Yale Law School submit third-party intervention in Nagorno-Karabakh right to life cases
EHRAC, together with the Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic at Yale Law School, has submitted a third-party intervention at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in two cases arising from the renewal of hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan in April 2016 over the disputed Caucasus region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
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Resource | Case Summary | 13 Jan 2020
Polyakh and others v Ukraine
Five career civil servants dismissed under Ukraine's Government Cleansing (Lustration) Act 2014 had their right to private and family life breached.
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EHRAC convenes expert roundtable on sexual violence against women in the former Soviet Union
On 19-20 November 2019, EHRAC convened an expert roundtable on litigating sexual violence against women, bringing together ten lawyers and activists experienced in tackling the issue in our target region.
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Russia’s overuse and misuse of anti-extremism laws
ARTICLE 19 and SOVA Center's new report examines Russia’s problematic implementation of ‘extremism’ related legislation for its failure to comply with international freedom of expression standards.
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Agents Everywhere: Why Almost Anyone Can Be Called a Foreign Agent Now
HRC Memorial lawyer Marina Agaltsova explains how Russia's new law on "Foreign Agents", which now also applies to individuals, leaves endless room for interpretation.