Content tagged with A11: Freedom of assembly and association
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Russia illegally disrupted private charity meeting in 2007
On 25 February 2020, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that the Russian authorities illegally disrupted a private meeting convened by a charity organisation in 2007.
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Alexei Navalny and Anti-Corruption Foundation lodge complaint against Russia at the European Court of Human Rights
The prominent Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny, his Anti-Corruption Foundation ("FBK") and nine of his associates and associated entities submitted an application to the European Court of Human Rights in which they claim that they are being unlawfully prevented from carrying out their activities by the Russian authorities as a result of a large and invasive criminal investigation into alleged money laundering by FBK staff.
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Russia’s overuse and misuse of anti-extremism laws
ARTICLE 19 and SOVA Center's new report examines Russia’s problematic implementation of ‘extremism’ related legislation for its failure to comply with international freedom of expression standards.
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Four Russian LGBT activists arrested and detained for peacefully protesting “homosexual propaganda law” counter Government’s submissions
Four Russian LGBT activists arrested and detained during peaceful protests against the State Duma’s adoption of a “homosexual propaganda law” have responded to the Government’s arguments before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).
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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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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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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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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 | 20 Sep 2018 | By Roman Kiselyov
Mushegh Saghatelyan v Armenia
Mushegh Saghatelyan, an opposition politician, was unlawfully arrested and detained following the 2008 protests which were violently dispersed on 1 March.