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EHRAC and HRW intervene in Chechnya LGBTI+ crackdown case
EHRAC and Human Rights Watch have filed a third-party intervention to the European Court of Human Rights arguing that a case concerning the alleged abduction and torture of a gay man during a crackdown on LGBTI+ people in Chechnya.
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EHRAC intervenes in Navalnyy case at European Court—“Politically-motivated proceedings should apply to the totality of the criminal justice process”
EHRAC has intervened in a high-profile case at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), brought by the prominent Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalnyy, arguing that political interference in criminal trials should be designated by the Court through the application of the rarely-invoked Article 18 provision of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) in conjunction with the right to a fair trial.
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EHRAC urges UN Special Rapporteur to act over disbarred Azerbaijani lawyers in joint-submission with three NGOs
EHRAC, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI), the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and the International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) filed a joint-submission on 23 October 2019 informing the UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers of the continuing attacks on the independent work of lawyers in Azerbaijan. EHRAC, together with the NGOs, urged Mr. Diego García-Sayán to scrutinise the situation in the country, including by requesting a visit to Azerbaijan, to urgently address the issues with the Azerbaijani authorities.
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Resource | EHRAC Bulletin | 15 Oct 2019
EHRAC Autumn Bulletin 2019
It’s been a busy summer! We won 4 cases on behalf of 13 applicants...
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Resource | Report | 25 Jul 2018 | By Christian De Vos & Roisin Pillay
Law and Practice in the Selection of Human Rights Judges and Commissioners
Christian De Vos (OSJI) and Roisin Pillay (ICJ) analyse law and practice in the selection of human rights judges for international human rights mechanisms (including the Strasbourg Court), noting the general lack of criteria in place to guide the nomination of qualified, merit-based candidates at the national level.
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Resource | Report | 25 Jul 2018 | By Harriet Bland
Protocol 16 to the ECHR
On 1 August 2018, Protocol No. 16 to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) enters into force in ten Council of Europe member states, including Armenia, Georgia and Ukraine.
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Resource | Submission | 9 Apr 2018
The European Court and ‘secret’ state documents
On 9 April, EHRAC submitted a response to the consultation by the European Court of Human Rights’ Standing Committee on the Rules of the Court on the Treatment of Classified Documents.
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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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NGOs: Draft Copenhagen Declaration risks undermining the independence and authority of the European Court, and the universality of human rights
EHRAC and a consortium of other NGOs issued a statement expressing serious concerns about the draft Copenhagen Declaration on the future of the ECHR system.
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Families of ‘disappeared’ from the North Caucasus appeal to the UN for answers
It is everyone’s worst nightmare - the disappearance of a family member. We would expect the police to help find them. But what if they were ‘disappeared’ by the State authorities themselves? Who can families rely on?