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Georgia responsible for health concerns caused by Tbilisi power plant pollution
Two Tbilisi residents achieved a victory before the European Court of Human Rights, which ruled that the Georgian Government was responsible for harmful air pollution emitted by a power plant just four metres from their apartment block.
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Job
Seeking Programme Assistant (12 month cover)
Overall Purpose The Programme Assistant is responsible for providing day-to day administrative support to the EHRAC Programme team. The role holder will carry out administrative and financial support tasks, travel and event management, take part in drafting fundraising proposals, reports to donors and PR tasks. The role requires good organisational and communication skills, and a […]
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News
Popular critical news sites challenge block by Azerbaijani Government
Four prominent independent or opposition news websites are challenging the Government’s and courts’ decision to block access to them in Azerbaijan.
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Resource | Case Summary | 2 Feb 2017 | By Emil Sahakyan
Navalnyy v Russia
Aleksey Navalnyy, a political activist and an anti-corruption campaigner, was arrested during unauthorised public gatherings for variously disobeying lawful order of the police or breaching the established procedure for conducting public events.
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Resource | Case Summary | 16 Feb 2017 | By Kia Kyhl
Bayram Bayramov and others v Azerbaijan
The applicants were present at peaceful demonstrations demanding free and fair elections and democratic reform in Azerbaijan, but were arrested.
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Resource | Case Summary | 7 Feb 2017 | By Aigerim Kamidola
Lashmankin and others v Russia
The applicants in this group are from across Russia, and had planned public events of various sizes and for varying causes, many of which did not go ahead.
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Resource | Case Summary | 19 Jan 2017 | By Victoria Sarant
Kulykov and others v Ukraine
The 18 applicants were all domestic court judges in Ukraine. Proceedings were brought against them for alleged ‘breach of oath’.
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Resource | Case Summary | 17 Jan 2017 | By Olga Grygorovska
Barakhoyev v Russia
Sultan Barakhoyev was taken to the police department where he was repeatedly insulted on account of his ethnicity, beaten, punched and kicked.
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Resource | Case Summary | 20 Dec 2016 | By Aigerim Kamidola
Berdzenishvili and others & Dzidzava v Russia
Following a breakdown in diplomatic relations between Russia and Georgia in 2006, the applicants were expelled en masse from Russia.
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Resource | Report | 27 Jun 2017 | By Louisa Madsen
Strategic Litigation Impacts
In spring 2016, OSJI published an impact report on how strategic litigation has been used to effect social change regarding Roma school desegregation.