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ECHR rules Russia violated rights of 13 detained Andijan uprising suspects
April 25, 2008
[JURIST] The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Thursday ruled [judgment text; press release] that Russia violated the civil rights of 13 men accused of terrorism in Uzbekistan by detaining them without trial for 20 months. In 2006, Russia agreed to extradite [JURIST report] the 13 men to.... [more] 
Europe rights court upholds absolute torture ban in Tunisia deportation case
February 28, 2008
[JURIST] The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) [official website] on Thursday ruled against the deportation [judgment; press release] of former Tunisian terror suspect Nassim Saadi, finding that evidence provided by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch showed that he would likely be.... [more]
Ex-Yukos lawyer decries harsh conditions after court-ordered transfer to hospital
February 18, 2008
[JURIST] Incarcerated former Yukos executive and lawyer Vasily Aleksanian [defense website] has been kept chained to his bed [press release] since his transfer to a Moscow hospital [JURIST report] for medical treatment earlier this month, his lawyer said Monday. Aleksanian was initially denied.... [more]
Russia prison to transfer ex-Yukos lawyer to clinic for medical treatment
February 7, 2008
[JURIST] Former Yukos executive and lawyer Vasily Aleksanian [defense website; statement] will be transferred from jail to a civilian clinic for medical treatment, Russia's Federal Penitentiary Service said Thursday. The announcement apparently reverses a Wednesday Russian court ruling denying.... [more]
Europe rights court rules against Turkey in police abuse cases
February 1, 2008
[JURIST] The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) [official website] ruled Thursday that Turkey violated the human rights of two men when police subjected them to inhuman and degrading treatment and then failed to properly investigate their allegations of abuse. In Donmus and Kaplan v. Turkey.... [more]
Russia disregards ECHR request to delay extradition of Uzbek man
December 6, 2007
[JURIST] Russia has extradited an Uzbek man sought on charges of religious extremism to his native Uzbekistan [JURIST news archive] in defiance of a request by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) [official website], a representative from the Russian advocacy group Civic Assistance said.... [more]
ECHR rules Belgium police violated rights of journalist investigating EU fraud
November 27, 2007
[JURIST] The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) [official website] Tuesday ruled [DOC text, in French; press release] that Belgian police violated Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights [PDF text] by searching the home and office of German journalist Hans Martin Tillack [Stern.... [more]
ECHR rules against separate schooling for Roma children in Czech Republic
November 14, 2007
[JURIST] The European Court of Human Rights ruled [opinion text] Tuesday that the educational separation of Roma children in the Czech Republic violates principles of human rights. By a vote of 13-4, the court held that the separation amounts to racial discrimination [ECHR press release] in.... [more]
Russia arrest of former Yukos exec violated rights convention: Europe court
October 25, 2007
[JURIST] The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) [official website] on Thursday ruled [judgment; press release] that Russia's arrest and pre-trial detention of former Yukos executive Platon Lebedev [defense website] violated Lebedev's right to liberty and security under Article 5 of the European.... [more]
Europe rights court upholds defamation conviction of French author
October 22, 2007
[JURIST] The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) [official website] Monday upheld [judgment, DOC; press release] a 1999 conviction of French author Mathieu Lindon for defamation. In his book "The Trial of Jean-Marie Le Pen," Lindon suggested that France's far-right National Front [party website,.... [more]
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