Content tagged with Former Soviet Union
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EHRAC convenes first virtual expert roundtable on litigating self-defence in the context of domestic violence
EHRAC hosted its first virtual expert roundtable on 29 September 2020, bringing together eight female litigators from Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan to share experiences and discuss the challenges involved in litigating self-defence in the context of domestic violence.
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Resource | Training resource | 30 Nov 2020 | By Constantin Cojocariu
EHRAC briefing paper on litigating self-defence in the context of domestic violence
This briefing paper addresses some of the issues arising when litigating cases on behalf of women charged with harming their partners in self-defence.
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EHRAC and partners urge European Court to examine discrimination inherent in Russia’s handling of sexual violence complaints
On 29 January 2020, EHRAC, together with the Equal Rights Trust and Equality Now, submitted a third-party intervention to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in a case in which the applicant was repeatedly and brutally raped by her ex-husband, urging the Court to examine the State's handling of rape complaints and their investigation under the right to non-discrimination (Article 14 of the European Convention of Human Rights) and to adhere to consent-based definitions of rape.
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EHRAC convenes expert roundtable on sexual violence against women in the former Soviet Union
On 19-20 November 2019, EHRAC convened an expert roundtable on litigating sexual violence against women, bringing together ten lawyers and activists experienced in tackling the issue in our target region.
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Resource | Case Summary | 28 May 2019
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.