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Azerbaijani authorities required by European Court to account for violent police raids on LGBT+ community
In September 2017, over 80 LGBT+ people were arrested in Baku. Some claim they were tortured and severely ill-treated by the police. In March 2018, 25 individuals took their case to the European Court to hold the Azerbaijani authorities responsible for what happened.
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Resource | Case Summary | 20 Sep 2018 | By Roman Kiselyov
Mushegh Saghatelyan v Armenia
Mushegh Saghatelyan, an opposition politician, was unlawfully arrested and detained following the 2008 protests which were violently dispersed on 1 March.
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Resource | Case Summary | 29 Jan 2019 | By Emily Campbell & Roman Kiselyov
Dzhioyeva & others; Kudukhova & Kudukhova; and Naniyeva & Bagayev v Georgia
The Court issued an admissibility decision in three cases against Georgia from Tskhinvali region concerning the Russia-Georgia conflict in August 2008.
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Resource | Case Summary | 10 Jan 2019 | By Roman Kiselyov
Khadija Ismayilova v Azerbaijan
Award-winning Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova received threats, and was secretly filmed and recorded, with the authorities failing to take action.
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Resource | Case Summary | 20 Sep 2018 | By Olga Grygorovska
Aliyev v Azerbaijan
Prominent human rights defender Intigam Aliyev was arrested on spurious charges in 2014, detained and convicted, as punishment for his work.
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Resource | Case Summary | 6 Dec 2018 | By Harriet Bland
Haziyev v Azerbaijan
Journalist Seymur Haziyev was punched in the face by a stranger, and after he hit the assailant in defence, he was detained and charged with hooliganism.
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Damages for pain and suffering before the European Court of Human Rights
Dr. Veronika Fikfak explores how the European Court awards non-pecuniary damages in judgments finding violations of the European Convention on Human Rights.
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Russia must pay €164,500 to Georgians unlawfully deported in 2006
In 2006, severe diplomatic tensions between Russia and Georgia led to Georgians being subject to identity checks, arrested, detained and deported.
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‘Fluid and evolving’: The European Court of Human Rights’ approach to specifying remedies
How far does—or should—the European Court of Human Rights recommend, or require, states to take specific non-monetary measures after the finding of a violation of the European Convention on Human Rights?
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Resource | Case Summary | 25 Sep 2018 | By Emil Sahakyan
Denisov v Ukraine
The European Court ruled that the dismissal of Anatoliy Denisov, a Kyiv judge and court president, was in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights.