International Commission of Jurists

Netherlands: Non-refoulement principle challenged before European Court

Dec 8, 2005

In a joint intervention before the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), the Governments of UK, Italy, Lithuania, Portugal and Slovakia have urged the Court to reconsider an earlier ruling (Chahal case), which affirmed the obligation of states not to transfer persons...

Turkey: European Court of Human Rights confirms findings in Öcalan case

Jun 8, 2005

On 12 May, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights held that Turkey violated former PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan’s right to liberty and security and to a fair trial. In particular, the presence of a military judge in parts of the proceedings violated the...

Russian Federation: European Court rules on first Chechen cases

Apr 8, 2005

In the first rulings on cases brought before the European Court of Human Rights on Chechnya, the Court held, on 24 February, that Russian security forces committed gross violations of human rights, including violations of the right to life, the prohibition of torture,...
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