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Dismissal of an appeal on points of law against an acquittal judgment because it was not brought within 30 days from the date of the delivery of the judgment but from the date of its registration. Violation of the right of access to a court

Article 6
27/02/2023 11:04

JUDGMENT KARANTALIS v. GREECE 31.01.2023 (app. no. 67398/14) see here SUMMARY Dismissal by the Court of Cassation of an appeal on points of law lodged by the public prosecutor at the applicant’s request against an acquittal judgment delivered in criminal proceedings in which the applicant had participated as a civil party. A criminal complaint was […]

Excessive length of his pre-trial detention, which lasted approximately four and half years, because of the frequent interruptions of court sessions due to obstructions by advocates and prosecutors. Violation of the Convention

Article 5
26/02/2023 10:31

JUDGMENT ABULADZE v. ESTONIA 24.01.2023 (app. no. 12928/20) see here SUMMARY The case concerns the applicant’s allegations of excessive length of his pre-trial detention, which lasted approximately four and half years, in breach of Article 5 § 3. The applicant was accused of being a member of a criminal organization. His pre-trial detention was ordered. […]

Transfer of a child from the USA to Cyprus without the father’s permission. Hague Convention and return of the child to the USA. No violation of family life

Article 8
22/02/2023 08:05

JUDGEMENT G. K. vs CYPRUS 21.02.2023 (app. no. 16205/21) see here SUMMARY Domestic courts’ order for return of child from Cyprus to the USA under the Hague Convention. The applicant moved back to Cyprus with her one-year-old child, without letting the father know. Custody exercised jointly by both parents prior to removal. Thorough examination of […]

The written observations of courts and parties must be communicated to the party that concerns him, even if they did not cause him any damage!

Article 6
11/02/2023 15:19

JUDGMENT JANÁČEK v. THE CZECH REPUBLIC 02.02.2023 (app. no. 9634/17) see here SUMMARY Constitutional Court’s failure to communicate written observations of the general courts resulting in applicant’s inability to comment on them. On 17 December 2013 the Zlín District Court ruled on the division of the matrimonial property of the applicant and his former wife. […]

Two prison sentences of a journalist for defamatory articles. Disproportionate sanctions. Violation of freedom of expression

Article 10
02/02/2023 17:23

JUDGMENT ALIYEV v. AZERBAIJAN of 02.02.2023 (app. no. 34717/10 and 8791/11) see here SUMMARY The applications concern two separate sets of proceedings resulting in two criminal convictions of the same applicant, a journalist who wrote under the pen name “Sardar Alibeyli”, on account of defamatory articles. At the material time the applicant was editor-in-chief of Nota, […]

Death of a prisoner because of medical negligence due to improper medical care. Incomplete investigation by the authorities

Article 2
30/01/2023 07:59

JUDGMENT VOSKANYAN v. ARMENIA 24.01.2023 (app. no. 623/13) see here SUMMARY On 7 October 2010 the applicant’s husband, S. Voskanyan, was arrested on suspicion of murder and armed assault. On 18 October 2010 S. Voskanyan complained of pain, swelling and hyperaemia in the left shin stating that he had injected saliva under the skin. Doctor […]

Death of a child due to medical negligence. Inability to file a claim for compensation. Violation of right to life

Article 2
25/01/2023 17:50

JUDGMENT Stepanyan v. Armenia 24.01.2023 (app. no. 12105/13) see here SUMMARY The applicant’s daughter, M. Stepanyan was diagnosed with acute intestinal infection, gastroenteritis and toxicosis with exicosis and placed her in the intensive therapy room while she was at the Abovyan Medical Centre. Responsible for the diagnosis was Dr H.A. The expert panel report received […]

Unjustified search of a home and seizure of personal belongings. Violation of respect for home

Article 10
24/01/2023 16:09

JUDGMENT Svetova and others v. Russia 24.01.2023 (app. no. 54714/17) see here SUMMARY The five applicants complained about the unjustified search in their home. At 11 a.m. on 28 February 2017 the police arrived at the applicants’ apartment in Moscow to execute the warrant. According to the applicants, the officers did not introduce themselves and […]

Conviction of a journalist for an article that called a judge a “petty tyrant”! The phrase was a value judgment. Violation of freedom of expression.

Article 10
16/01/2023 09:07

JUDGMENT Ekayev v. Russia 10.01.2023 (app. no. 29396/15) see here SUMMARY The applicant is a journalist, a lawyer and a human rights defender. He founded the newspaper Tverskoy Reporter and published several articles revealing allegedly unlawful activities of the judges of the Tver Regional Court, such as corruption. In October 2011 the applicant published an article […]

The process of rehiring public servants who had been dismissed lasted 6 years! Violation of reasonable length of the proceedings

Administrative
12/01/2023 20:50

JUDGMENT Kuznetsov and others v. Ukraine 12.01.2023 (app. nos. 9988/16, 41238/16 and 44703/19) see here SUMMARY Dismissal of the applicants and duration of the re-employment procedure, in accordance with Article 6 § 1 and Article 8 of the Convention. The applicants were civil servants who had been dismissed from their posts in the civil service […]

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