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17.01.2010, 11:59
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On Thursday the Russian Parliament’s lower house ratified Protocol 14 to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights. Now Russians can appeal against unsatisfactory domestic court rulings.
27.10.2009, 02:10
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Radovan Karadzic tried to invoke an immunity agreement with Richard Holbrook to prove that the Hague tribunal has always been a political instrument of the US government, says historian and journalist Neboisja Malic.
27.11.2009, 17:35
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During his official visit to France, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin not only discussed some business issues, but also touched upon the high-profile cases of Khodorkovsky and Magnitsky.
16.07.2010, 20:29
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Finland rejected cooperation with Russia to protect the rights of children from mixed marriages. Russia’s children’s rights ombudsman, Pavel Astakhov, called the Finn’s decision “a serious blunder of international law.”
15.01.2010, 15:10
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The Duma has ratified Protocol 14 to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights (ECHR), which paves the way for court reform.
15.03.2010, 14:20
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According to preliminary results, all four political parties represented in Russia’s State Duma managed to win seats in regional parliaments as a result of Sunday’s local polls.
26.09.2009, 14:59
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The French human rights organization “Stop Violence” has accused the French and Hungarian governments of violating the rights of Russian citizen Irina Belenkaya and her daughter Eliza Andre.
30.11.2009, 09:33
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The trial of John Demjanjuk has started in Munich. He is accused of being an accessory to the murder of thousands of Jews at a Nazi death camp. However, his trial is causing controversy in Ukraine, his home country.
09.02.2010, 21:42
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An independent hate-crime watchdog has noted a significant decline in racist violence in Russia.
23.09.2010, 19:49
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Gay rights activists are celebrating what they call ‘a judicial breakthrough’ after Moscow City Court sided with them in a legal battle with the city government.
Published: 26 February, 2010, 19:40
Edited: 27 February, 2010, 19:47
The Constitutional Court has obliged Russian courts to reconsider decisions in civil cases under verdicts by the Strasbourg human rights court and ordered legislative amendments.
It's a big country!
The article alludes to a high number of cases from Russia, but does not provide details. As of 31 January 2010, the list of pending cases before the Court, identifying the countries from which the applications originated, are as follows (figures are from the European Court of Human Rights website): Russia 34,050 28.1% Turkey 13,250 10.9% Ukraine 10,300 8.5% Romania 9,800 8.0% Italy 7,300 6.0% Poland 4,950 4.1% Georgia 4,050 3.3% Moldova 3,450 2.8% Serbia 3,300 2.7% Remaining 37 States 27,500 22.7% What does this tell us about Russia?