July 4, 2012 - European Convention of Human Rights

The Court next week

Next week, human rights judges will deliver their decisions in a Transatlantic child custody battle, an Icelandic strip club defamation dispute and a drug smuggler’s plea against his conviction.

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July 3, 2012 - European Convention of Human Rights

Judges back Yuriy Lutsenko’s human rights complaint

The Court held that Ukraine was to pay 15,000 euros (EUR) toYuriy Vitaliyovych Lutsenko, Ukraine’s former Interior Minister and the leader of the opposition party Narodna Samooborona, in respect of non-pecuniary damage.

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July 3, 2012 - European Convention of Human Rights

Legal victory for doctor forced to take drugs

The case concerned the confinement of a paediatrician to a mental health hospital and her being forcibly administered with drugs , in the context of criminal proceedings against her for aiding and abetting a mother to kidnap her daughter, suspected of being sexually abused by her father.

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July 2, 2012 - Society

Jagland urges Russia to tell the truth about Holocaust hero Raoul Wallenberg

Wallenberg, a Swedish businessman, is revered for rescuing thousands of Jews in Nazi-occupied Hungary during World War II. He disappeared after being detained by Russian forces in Budapest in 1945.

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July 2, 2012 - Society

Child rights conference

The meeting will focus on making better use of existing Council of Europe and United Nations monitoring mechanisms.

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