Content tagged with Judgment
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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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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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Resource | Case Summary | 13 Feb 2018 | By Olga Grygorovksa
Tsezar and others v Ukraine
The applicants currently reside in Donetsk, outside of the territory controlled by the Ukrainian authorities. They were recipients of social benefits. Due to the conflict, the domestic authorities transferred the jurisdiction of the Donetsk courts to neighbouring regions that were under government control.
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Resource | Case Summary | 3 Oct 2017 | By Maryam Mamilova
Novaya Gazeta and Milashina v Russia
In August 2000, a nuclear submarine ‘Kursk’ sank in the Barents Sea due to a massive explosion that ripped open its front end. Another explosion quickly followed, which was felt as far away as Alaska. Russian officials declared all 118 crew members dead.
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Resource | Case Summary | 17 Oct 2017 | By Harriet Bland
Navalnyye v Russia
Political activist Alexei Navalny, and his brother, Oleg Navalny, an entrepreneur, were convicted of fraud and money laundering by a Russian court on 30 December 2014. Alexei received a suspended sentence of three and a half years.
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Resource | Case Summary | 12 Dec 2017 | By Harriet Bland
Sargsyan v Azerbaijan (Just Satisfaction)
Minas Sargsyan, an ethnic Armenian, lived in Gulistan village, Azerbaijan, until 1992, when he and his family were forced to flee to Armenia as refugees, following heavy bombing by Azerbaijani forces during the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. He applied to the ECtHR for redress in 2006.
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Resource | Case Summary | 12 Dec 2017 | By Giulio Pagano
MM v Russia
The applicant was arrested in January 2005 on charges of murder, to which he confessed following alleged death threats and threats of ill-treatment by police officers. While in pre-trial detention, he was held in overcrowded, insanitary and degrading cells, with less than four metres squared of space.
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Resource | Case Summary | 28 Nov 2017 | By Emil Sahakyan
Merabishvili v Georgia [Grand Chamber]
On 21 May 2013, Ivane Merabishvili, former Prime Minister and, at the time, the leader of the main opposition party (United National Movement), was arrested and detained for abuse of power and other offences.