The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) delivered a judgment in the case of Politun and Others v. Ukraine, which consolidated 14 applications concerning inadequate conditions of detention in Ukrainian penitentiary facilities. The Court found violations of Articles 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment) and 13 (right to an effective remedy) of the European…
This judgment concerns multiple applications against Ukraine regarding inadequate conditions of detention and lack of effective remedies. The Court examined 16 applications jointly due to their similar subject matter. The Court found violations of Articles 3 and 13 of the Convention concerning poor detention conditions and lack of effective remedies. The specific violations included overcrowding,…
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) delivered a judgment in the case of Melikhov and Others v. Ukraine, which consolidated six separate applications concerning excessive length of criminal proceedings in Ukraine and the lack of effective remedies for this issue.The Court found violations of Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair trial within…
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) delivered a judgment in the case of Raychenko and Others v. Ukraine, which consolidated 15 similar applications concerning disproportionate sanctions in customs cases. The cases involved situations where applicants failed to declare cash exceeding the permitted limit of 10,000 euros when crossing Ukrainian borders, resulting in both confiscation…
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) delivered a judgment in the case of Koptyelov and Others v. Ukraine, which consolidated eight separate applications concerning excessive length of civil proceedings in Ukraine and lack of effective remedies for such violations.The Court found violations of Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair trial) and Article…
The case concerns a dispute over the organization of an LGBTI rights 'Equality March' in Kyiv in 2013. The European Court of Human Rights found violations of Article 11 (freedom of assembly) and Article 13 (right to an effective remedy) of the Convention.The Court determined that the ban on demonstrations in Kyiv's city center, which…
The decision concerns the case of Suren Antonyan v. Armenia regarding the dismissal of a judge following disciplinary proceedings before the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC). The Court examined three main aspects: Whether the SJC satisfied the requirements of an independent tribunal under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention Whether the applicant was…
The case concerns a search conducted at a lawyer's home in Ukraine in 2013 in connection with criminal proceedings against his client. The Court found violations of Articles 8 and 13 of the Convention.The key aspects of the decision are:The search warrant was overly broad and lacked sufficient reasoning to justify the belief that relevant…
No new decisions were published today
CASE OF JÓHANNES BALDURSSON AND BIRKIR KRISTINSSON v. ICELAND
The decision concerns the case of two Icelandic nationals, Jóhannes Baldursson and Birkir Kristinsson, who were convicted of financial crimes related to transactions between Glitnir bank and BK-44 company following Iceland's financial crisis in 2008. The applicants challenged their convictions on several grounds, including the impartiality…
This is a significant ECHR judgment concerning allegations of police ill-treatment of three Roma individuals in Greece during their arrest and detention in 2016. The key aspects are: Main findings: The Court found violations of Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman treatment) in its procedural aspect regarding all three applicants due to ineffective investigation of…
No new decisions were published today
No new decisions were published today
No new decisions were published today
No new decisions were published today
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) delivered a judgment concerning 15 applications against Russia related to disproportionate measures taken against organizers and participants of public assemblies, including anti-war rallies and protests in support of Alexei Navalny.The Court found violations of Article 11 of the Convention (freedom of assembly) in all cases, determining that the…
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) delivered a judgment concerning eight applications against Ukraine regarding excessive length of civil proceedings and lack of effective remedies. The Court found violations of Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair trial) and Article 13 (right to an effective remedy) of the Convention in all cases.The Court…
This judgment concerns eight applications against Ukraine regarding excessive length of civil proceedings and lack of effective remedies. The European Court of Human Rights found violations of Article 6 § 1 and Article 13 of the Convention in all cases.The Court examined eight separate cases jointly due to their similar subject matter. The cases involved…
The case concerns complaints by two Moldovan citizens (Balcan and Romașcu) regarding non-enforcement or delayed enforcement of domestic court decisions in their favor concerning allocation of social housing, as well as the lack of effective remedies in domestic law. The Court found violations of Article 6 § 1 of the Convention and Article 1 of…
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) delivered a judgment in the case of Zhabynets v. Ukraine concerning the excessive length of civil proceedings and the lack of effective remedies in domestic law. The Court found violations of Article 6 § 1 and Article 13 of the Convention and awarded the applicant EUR 900 in…