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EHRAC relies on digital evidence gathered using machine learning in a case on Russian military presence in eastern Ukraine before the European Court of Human Rights
EHRAC commissioned Forensic Architecture to gather and present evidence of Russian military presence in and around Ilovaisk in August 2014.
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Suppression of Azerbaijani human rights organisation breaches Human Rights Convention
The European Court ruled that Azerbaijan’s refusal to register the Human Rights Club (HRC), an NGO led by Rasul Jafarov, breached the European Convention.
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Justice delayed is justice denied: Georgia’s 9 year delay in investigating murder of two men by police officers was in breach of the Convention
The applicants in the case are Mr Yuri Vazagashvili and Ms Tsiala Shanava, parents of Z.V., a 22-year-old man, shot in his car during a police operation in the centre of Tbilisi in 2006. ZV was killed when more than 70 shots were fired in the direction of his car, at close range, and despite the fact that the passengers had not fired at the police officers or posed a threat to them.
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Lawyer disbarred for disclosing his client’s torture allegations in prison seeks justice from the European Court of Human Rights
Yalchin Imanov is the latest of at least two dozen human rights lawyers to have been disbarred, had their licences suspended, been criminally prosecuted or otherwise pressured by the authorities in Azerbaijan.
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European Court finds Russia’s refusal to register 3 LGBT organisations unjustified and discriminatory
On 16 July 2019, the European Court of Human Rights found Russia’s refusal to register associations set up to promote and protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people to violate the rights to freedom of association and to be discriminatory on the grounds of sexual orientation. The Court’s judgment was informed by a third party intervention submitted jointly by the European Human Rights Advocacy Centre (EHRAC), ILGA-Europe and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) on 29 July 2016.
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EHRAC pushes for State accountability for failures to protect women from gender based violence
Over the last year, EHRAC and our partners at Georgia have litigated five cases of violence against women from Georgia before the ECtHR and the CEDAW Committee. These cases address a broad spectrum of gender based violence, from honour-based crimes in ethnic minority communities to abuse perpetrated by law enforcement officers.
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European Court again finds Russia in breach of right to protest
On 2 July 2019, the European Court gave judgment in a group of cases, submitted by nine applicants, who were unlawfully detained following protests in Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod and Kaliningrad between 2006 and 2010. The Court unanimously held that the right to freedom of assembly and association had been violated in all applications.
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Has the ECtHR in Mammadov 46(4) opened the door to findings of ‘bad faith’ in trials?
Jessica Gavron and Ramute Remezaite explore a case that is highly significant for the European Court’s approach to the implications of politically motivated proceedings.
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Resource | Case Summary | 25 Apr 2019 | By Roman Kiselyov
Ter-Petrosyan v Armenia
The applicant, Levon Ter-Petrosyan, is an Armenian national who was the President of Armenia between 1991 and 1998. He was the main opposition candidate in the 19 February 2008 Presidential election, standing against then Prime Minister Mr Sargsyan. Immediately after the preliminary results of the election were announced, the applicant called on his supporters to gather at Yerevan’s Freedom Square to protest against alleged electoral irregularities.
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Resource | Case Summary | 9 Apr 2019 | By Emily Campbell
Navalnyy v Russia (No. 2)
The applicant, Aleksey Navalnyy, is an anti-corruption campaigner and opposition political activist in Russia. In December 2012, he and his brother were accused of fraud and money laundering in relation to two companies. The applicant was later placed under house arrest.