Content tagged with Limitation on use of restrictions on rights
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What should happen after the European Court finds a ‘misuse of power’ in criminal proceedings against a leading opposition politician?
Under cover of darkness one night in December 2013, Ivane Merabishvili was hauled from his prison cell and taken to meet two of the highest ranking officials in Georgian law enforcement.
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Former Georgian Prime Minister’s detention was politically motivated, says European Court
The Grand Chamber of European Court of Human Rights reiterated that there were political motivations behind former Prime Minister and Interior Minister Vano Merabishvili’s extended pre-trial detention.
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European Court to rule whether Georgia’s detention and prosecution of former Prime Minister was politically motivated
On 28 November, the European Court will decide whether political motivations were behind Vano Merabishvili’s prosecution and pre-trial detention.
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Azerbaijani authorities urged to re-open Rasul Jafarov’s criminal conviction
The Committee of Ministers called on the Azerbaijani authorities to reopen the proceedings into Rasul Jafarov’s criminal conviction in April 2015.
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Yale students conduct research for EHRAC case on internet restrictions in Azerbaijan
Students from Yale Law School are collaborating with EHRAC lawyers on a case challenging a block the government of Azerbaijan has placed on four news websites in Azerbaijan.
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Rasul Jafarov submits expert’s opinion to Committee of Ministers
Lawyers for prominent human rights defender Rasul Jafarov have today asked the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers to call on the Azerbaijani authorities to reopen the proceedings into his criminal conviction.
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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 | Article | 27 Jun 2017 | By Ayder Muzhdabaev
“Putin’s new ghetto has no barbed-wire fence – just surveillance and harassment”
The Crimean peninsula, annexed by Russia in 2014, has swiftly degenerated into the scene of the greatest repression being conducted anywhere in the entire country.
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Renowned Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova challenges travel ban before European Court
Internationally acclaimed investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova challenges the travel ban imposed on her by the Azerbaijani Government at the European Court.
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European Court: Russia has case to answer on ‘Law on Foreign Agents’
The European Court of Human Rights decided to refer a series of cases to the Russian Government on the ‘Foreign Agents Act’, legislation which places administrative and financial sanctions on NGOs receiving funding from abroad.