June 17, 2013 - Uncategorized

Czech government seeks court revision in police custody Roma death

The Czech government has asked the court to revise a 2012 human rights judgement which it has been unable to enforce.

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June 10, 2013 - European Convention of Human Rights

Court rules on Russia Jehovah’s Witnesses blood transfusion human rights complaint

The case concerned alleged harassment of Jehovah’s Witnesses. The applicants complained about disclosure of their medical files to the Russian prosecution authorities following their refusal to have blood transfusions during their stay in public hospitals.

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May 14, 2013 - Against Trafficking in Human Beings

Anti-trafficking unit reports on Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) report published today, calls on the authorities to ensure that “human trafficking is criminalised by all criminal codes applicable on the country’s territory (i.e. in Republika Srpska, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Brčko District).

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January 15, 2013 - Uncategorized

Chamber hearing into protest at Greece’s civil union

The protest (Vallianatos and Others v. Greece – no. 29381/09) concerns the legislation on “civil unions” that entered into force in Greece in November 2008. The applicants allege that these unions, comprising a “contract between two individuals of full age and of different sexes”, are discriminatory.

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December 4, 2012 - Uncategorized

Court: Lukanov assassination suspect tortured by Bulgarian police

The Court found that Yuriy Lenev’s injuries had been characteristic of bodily harm inflicted intentionally for the purpose of obtaining a confession and that the Bulgarian courts had failed to give a plausible explanation of the origin of those injuries.

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