ECHR – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Soros partly controls human rights court – Medvedev

Posted on May 16, 2023May 16, 2023By Editor

The former Russian president recalled recent scandalous revelations about the ECHR. … Read More >Soros partly controls human rights court – Medvedev

Poland banned from sending illegal migrants back to Belarus

Posted on December 7, 2021December 7, 2021By Editor

Asylum seekers who successfully made it across the Belarusian border and into Poland must not be expelled and cannot legally be returned, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled, following a complaint by 198 migrants. … Read More >Poland banned from sending illegal migrants back to Belarus

Russia

ECHR rejects Russian request to impose interim measures against Kiev after Moscow complains about Crimea water & discrimination

Posted on July 30, 2021July 30, 2021By Editor

The European Court of Human Rights has rejected Russia’s request to impose interim measures on Ukraine as part of its complaint against Kiev over a range of issues. Moscow filed a case with the international body on Thursday. … Read More >ECHR rejects Russian request to impose interim measures against Kiev after Moscow complains about Crimea water & discrimination

Russia

Russia files first ever ECHR complaint against Ukraine, over Maidan massacre, censorship, discrimination & Crimea water blockade

Posted on July 26, 2021July 26, 2021By Editor

The Russian General Prosecutor’s Office has announced that it intends to bring a case against the Ukrainian government in Europe’s top rights court, over a range of issues stemming from the 2014 Maidan and the country’s civil war. … Read More >Russia files first ever ECHR complaint against Ukraine, over Maidan massacre, censorship, discrimination & Crimea water blockade

Russia

European Court of Human Rights rules Russia MUST allow gay marriage, as Kremlin says move would be ‘impossible’ under constitution

Posted on July 15, 2021July 15, 2021By Editor

Moscow has rejected a new order from Europe’s top civil liberties court that would require it to recognize LGBT+ marriages, after a joint complaint from three same-sex Russian couples was upheld by judges in Strasbourg on Tuesday. … Read More >European Court of Human Rights rules Russia MUST allow gay marriage, as Kremlin says move would be ‘impossible’ under constitution

World

‘Snowden was right’: Celebration and calls for pardon after European court rules UK spy agency GCHQ’s online snooping was illegal

Posted on May 28, 2021May 28, 2021By Editor

After winning a landmark ruling against the UK’s GCHQ spy agency, activist groups praised former NSA contractor Edward Snowden for blowing the lid off the UK’s surveillance regime. Activists called yet again for his pardoning. … Read More >‘Snowden was right’: Celebration and calls for pardon after European court rules UK spy agency GCHQ’s online snooping was illegal

UK GCHQ spy agency’s bulk interception of communications ‘not in accordance with the law,’ European court rules

Posted on May 28, 2021May 28, 2021By Editor

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that GCHQ, the UK’s intelligence agency, violated the right to privacy by bulk intercepting online communications, claiming it was “not in accordance with the law.” … Read More >UK GCHQ spy agency’s bulk interception of communications ‘not in accordance with the law,’ European court rules

Mandatory vaccines are ‘necessary in democratic society,’ don’t infringe human rights, EU court rules

Posted on April 9, 2021April 9, 2021By Editor

Making children get jabs for common diseases is ‘necessary in democratic society’ and is in their best interests, the European Court for Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Thursday in a landmark decision against anti-vaxxers. … Read More >Mandatory vaccines are ‘necessary in democratic society,’ don’t infringe human rights, EU court rules

Russia

Russia slams ‘interference’ from European Court of Human Rights over demands to free jailed opposition figure Alexey Navalny

Posted on February 18, 2021February 18, 2021By Editor

Moscow has rejected a ruling by judges in Strasbourg, who have ordered the immediate release of anti-corruption campaigner Alexey Navalny from a Russian prison, where he is facing a three-and-a-half year sentence for fraud. … Read More >Russia slams ‘interference’ from European Court of Human Rights over demands to free jailed opposition figure Alexey Navalny

Business

After drawn out case, ECHR rejects Georgia’s claims of Russian Human Rights violations during 2008 war

Posted on January 21, 2021January 21, 2021By Editor

After 12 years of legal proceedings, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Russia cannot be held responsible for incidents that occurred during the 2008 war in South Ossetia and Abkhazia, rejecting Georgia’s claims. … Read More >After drawn out case, ECHR rejects Georgia’s claims of Russian Human Rights violations during 2008 war