Content tagged with Former Soviet Union
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Resource | Case Summary | 28 May 2019 | By Ben Lloyd
Liblik & others v Estonia
Between August 2005 and October 2006, the Internal Security Service carried out secret surveillance of the applicants based on authorisation decisions of the prosecutor or preliminary investigation judge. The criminal proceedings brought by the Estonian authorities related to suspicions of corruption involving exchanges of plots of land in conservation areas for plots in areas where development was permitted. The first instance court acquitted the applicants, holding that the surveillance evidence was inadmissible as it had been obtained unlawfully.
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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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The impact of strategic litigation: compensation for victims of Soviet-era repression in Georgia
The landmark 2010 case of Klaus and Yuri Kiladze v Georgia paved the way for many thousands of Georgian victims of Soviet repression to seek compensation.
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Legislating against foreign funding of human rights: A tool of repression in the former Soviet Union
The ability of civil society organisations to seek, secure and use resources, including foreign funding, is a fundamental component of their right to exist and effectively operate.
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Resource | Report | 8 Jan 2015 | By Tamar Dekanosidze
Georgian survivors of Soviet-era repression no longer denied their right to compensation
Tamar Dekanosidze follows the effects of Kiladze v Georgia on legislation regarding Soviet-era repression.
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EHRAC at the BEARR Trust Annual Conference
EHRAC's Kate Levine gave a presentation on the Russian law on 'foreign agents' at the BEARR Trust Annual Conference.
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Armenia Հայաստան
EHRAC began working in Armenia in 2012, and we litigate in partnership with several organisations. Our current cases concern a range of issues including ongoing disproportionate use of force by police during protests, tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and LGBTI+ rights. Read about our most recent cases. Tensions with Azerbaijan Violent clashes in Nagorno-Karabakh in […]
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Our partner organisations
Almost all our activities are carried out in partnership, including our ground-breaking litigation. We closely collaborate with litigating NGOs in Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Ukraine, some of which have specific thematic expertise such as women’s rights, LGBTI rights or media freedom. Through case-by-case mentoring and training, we help to build their litigation capacity. We […]
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Where we work
The European Human Rights Advocacy Centre (EHRAC) was founded in 2003 to litigate cases of gross human rights violations arising from the Chechen conflict in Russia at the European Court of Human Rights, in partnership with Memorial Human Rights Centre. In 2006 we extended support to NGOs and lawyers in Georgia to take cases of […]
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Resource | Report | 1 Dec 2013 | By Daria Jarczewska
Return to torture
Amnesty International’s 2013 report, Return to torture: Extradition, forcible returns and removals to Central Asia,1 is the outcome of ten years of research and fact finding visits to the countries in the region. It documents the widespread occurrence of extradition and various forms of forcible return to torture and other ill-treatment in Central Asia, focusing on the risks faced by the […]