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Europe rights court dismisses complaint against Italy by Palestinian immigrants
January 20, 2010
[JURIST] The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) [official website] on Tuesday dismissed [judgment, DOC; in French] a suit against Italy by Palestinian immigrants alleging illegal expulsion from the country. In a statement [press release] explaining its decision, the court questioned the existence....... [more] 
Russia ratifies Europe rights court reform protocol
January 15, 2010
[JURIST] The Russian State Duma [official website, Russian] on Thursday passed a resolution to ratify [ECHR press release] Protocol 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights [text, PDF], making the Russian Federation the last Council of Europe (COE) [official website] member-state to ratify the....... [more]
Europe rights court rules UK suspicionless searches illegal
January 13, 2010
[JURIST] The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) [official website] ruled [judgment text; press release] Tuesday that searches performed by police without legitimate suspicion are illegal. The ECHR found that British police had violated Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights [text, P....... [more]
Europe court rules sex trafficking violates human rights convention
January 8, 2010
[JURIST] The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) [official website] ruled [judgment text; press release] Thursday that sex trafficking violates conventions against slavery and forced labor, finding both Russia and Cyprus liable in the case of a young woman who came from Russia to work in a Cyprus....... [more]
Russia Supreme Court rules arrest of former Yukos oil executive was illegal
December 23, 2009
[JURIST] The Russian Supreme Court [official website, in Russian] ruled Wednesday that the 2003 arrest of Platon Lebedev [defense website], business partner of former Yukos oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky [defense website; JURIST news archive], was illegal. The court agreed to review [JURIST repo....... [more]
Europe rights court rules Bosnia constitution illegally discriminates
December 22, 2009
[JURIST] The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) [official website] ruled [judgment text; press release] Tuesday that Bosnia's constitution [text] illegally discriminates against ethnic minorities by not allowing them to run for high political office. The Bosnian Constitution distinguishes between....... [more]
Russia high court to review arrest of former Yukos oil executive
December 17, 2009
[JURIST] The chief justice of the Russian Supreme Court [official website, in Russian] on Thursday ordered a review of the 2003 arrest of Platon Lebedev [defense website], business partner of former Yukos oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky [defense website; JURIST news archive]. The decision came af....... [more]
Switzerland minaret ban challenged in Europe rights court
December 16, 2009
[JURIST] The lawyer for a Swiss Muslim said Wednesday that his client has filed a complaint at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) [official website] challenging Switzerland's recent vote to ban the construction of minarets [JURIST report]. Hafid Ouardiri, a former spokesman at the Geneva Mosq....... [more]
Europe rights court hears Ireland abortion law challenge
December 10, 2009
[JURIST] The European Court of Human Rights (EHCR) [official website] held a hearing [press release; video] Wednesday in a case brought by three women alleging that current Irish abortion [JURIST news archive] laws violate their rights under the European Convention on Human Rights [text]. The three....... [more]
Greek Orthodox Church protesting ECHR decision to ban crucifixes in schools
November 13, 2009
[JURIST] The Greek Orthodox Churck [church website] is urging Europeans to unite in protesting a European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) [official website] decision [judgment, in French] to ban the crucifix from state schools, according to Thursday reports. The Archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Church,....... [more]
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