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The European Court of Human Rights has upheld the view of the national courts by ruling that partisans played a key role in protecting Lithuanian identity and that their systematic killing during the Soviet era should be considered genocide.

A Hungarian court judged that the 444 news portal had damaged the reputation of a political party by hyperlinking to a third-party video. The European Court of Human Rights has now found that the Hungarian decision violated freedom of speech.

Human rights judges have dismissed a complaint against France which concerned the intervention of former President Sarkozy in criminal proceedings.

Strasbourg judges have found in favor of a lawyer who was disciplined by French authorities after claiming an all-white jury helped acquit a police officer prosecuted over a suspect’s death during a car chase.

The abuse of two people while under arrest by Civil Guard officers leads to the first conviction against Spain for a material violation of Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

The man was placed in a psychiatric hospital despite numerous experts saying he could and should be cared for at home.

By banning ads featuring characters resembling Jesus and Mary, Lithuania unreasonably restricted free speech and the freedom of expression.

An amendment to the Mental Health Protection Act entered into force on 1 January 2018, introducing several positive changes to Polish regulations.

The European Court of Human Rights will examine applications filed by families of victims of the Smolensk plane crash who oppose the exhumation of their loved ones’ bodies.

The Strasbourg court decided that Italy was unable to demonstrate that police officers' use of force against a woman suspected of driving under the influence was legitimate.