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Saakashvili to address court in Ukraine, then – ECHR

Saakashvili to address court in Ukraine, then – ECHR

Former Head of Odesa Oblast Mikheil Saakashvili claimed he would appeal against him being stripped off Ukrainian citizenship in the Administrative Court. If that doesn’t work, he intends to address the …

Moscow to appeal ECHR ruling in Beslan tragedy

Moscow to appeal ECHR ruling in Beslan tragedy

Russia will appeal against the decision pronounced by the European Court of Human Rights to award 3 million euros to the relatives of victims of the Beslan hostage crisis, the Russian Justice Ministry said. The ministry said …

Russia to pay 3 mln euros to applicants in Beslan terror case

Russia to pay 3 mln euros to applicants in Beslan terror case

The European Court of Human rights ordered Russia to pay the relatives of the Beslan terrorist attack 2.955 million euro in compensation. "The Court held that Russia was to pay the applicants a total of 2.955 million euro in …

ECHR fines Turkey to pay 1 million euros to opposition

ECHR fines Turkey to pay 1 million euros to opposition

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered Turkey to pay the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) 1 million euros for pecuniary damage concerning the confiscation of a substantial portion of the assets of the party by …

Perincek wins Armenian genocide case against Switzerland

Perincek wins Armenian genocide case against Switzerland

Today the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has made a judgment in the case of Perincek v Switzerland, ruling that Switzerland violated Dogu Perincek's right to freedom of speech under Article 10 of the European …

 Elections in Karabakh are against international law

Elections in Karabakh are against international law

The statement of the Azerbaijani foreign ministry said that holding the so-called self-government bodies’ elections by the separatist regime of Nagorno-Karabakh scheduled for September 13, 2015 is an open violation of international law and …