ECtHR Ruling of the Week: Russia violated its obligations to protect Natalia Estemirova’s right to life by failing to effectively investigate her abduction and killing

Week-ending 3 September 2021 This week the European Court of Human Rights handed down one judgment in the case of Estemirova v. Russia, finding violations of Article 2 (right to…

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ECtHR Ruling of the Week: Russia violated rights to family life and freedom from discrimination of transgender woman

Week-ending 9 July 2021 This week there were 13 judgments by the European Court of Human Rights concerning Russia. The judgments found violations of Convention articles 2 (right to life),…

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ECtHR issues five judgments with regard to Russia, finding violations of Articles 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 and 10.

Week-ending 2 July 2021 This week the European Court of Human Rights issued five judgments with regard to Russia finding violations of Convention articles 2 (right to life), 3 (prohibition…

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European Court of Human Rights hands down three judgments with regard to Russia

Week-ending 25 June 2021 This week the European Court of Human Rights handed down three judgments with regard to Russia, finding violations of Convention Articles 2 (right to life), 3…

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ECtHR issues 16 judgments finding violations by Russia

Week-ending 18 June 2021 This week, on 15 June 2021, the European Court of Human Rights handed down 16 judgments in relation to Russia, finding violations of Articles 2 (right…

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Karinna Moskalenko on why political murders remain unsolved

20 May 2021 Pictured: Karinna Moskalenko, lawyer, international lawyer, member of the Moscow Helsinki Group. Photo: Anna Artemyeva / Novaya Gazeta Source: Moscow Helsinki Group [original source: Радио Свобода] 17 May…

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This week there were three rulings by the ECtHR regarding Russia, finding violations of Convention Articles 2, 6 and 8.

Week-ending 2 April 2021 This week there were three rulings by the European Court of Human Rights with regard to Russia finding violations of Article 2 (right to life), Article…

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Elena Milashina: Kadyrov Regiment Senior Sergeant Suleyman Gezmakhmayev speaks out for the first time about the extrajudicial killings of Chechnya residents without hiding the names of the executioners

15 March 2021 By Elena Milashina, a journalist at Novaya gazeta, laureate of the Moscow Helsinki Group Prize Source: Moscow Helsinki Group [original source: Новая газета] Kadyrov Regiment Senior Sergeant Suleyman…

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This week in four judgments concerning Russia the ECtHR found violations of Articles 2, 6 and 8.

Week-ending 26 March 2021 This week there was one ruling by the European Court of Human Rights with regard to Russia; the ruling found no violation of Article 2 (right…

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CSO of the Week: Novaya gazeta is victim of possible chemical attack after it reports on extra-judicial killings in Chechnya

Week-ending 19 March 2021 On Monday, 15 March 2021, Novaya gazeta, an independent newspaper founded in 1993, said it believes the entrance to its Moscow offices was subject to a…

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