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ECtHR: Belgium Acted Illegally in Sudanese Deportation Case

October 29, 2020 • by Camille Van Durme, Belgian League of Human Rights

Europe's human rights court has condemned Belgium for illegally returning a Sudanese national to his home country without assessing the risks of torture, and inhumane and degrading treatments. Belgium also violated his right to effective remedy.
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Court to Decide if Belgium Should Have Granted Visas to Syrian Family

April 25, 2019 • by Belgian League of Human Rights

Belgium’s refusal to grant humanitarian visas to a Syrian family who turned up at the Beirut embassy has led to the case being brought before the European Court of Human Rights.
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Lithuania: Soviet Repression Deemed Genocide

April 02, 2019 • by Human Rights Monitoring Institute

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.
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Strasbourg Win for HCLU in Hyperlinking Case

December 07, 2018 • by Hungarian Civil Liberties Union

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.
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ECHR Rules on ‘Sarkozy’ Human Rights Complaint

October 29, 2018 • by Nederlands Juristen Comité voor de Mensenrechten

Human rights judges have dismissed a complaint against France which concerned the intervention of former President Sarkozy in criminal proceedings.
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Human Rights Court Backs French Lawyer Over ‘All-White Jury’ Statement

May 07, 2018 • by Nederlands Juristen Comité voor de Mensenrechten

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.
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Spain Gets 1st Conviction for Inhuman or Degrading Treatment

March 09, 2018 • by Rights International Spain

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.
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- European Court of Human Rights
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- police
- ECtHR
- Spain
- Police violence
- impunity
Poland Admits Rights Violations Over Unlawful Psychiatric Detention

March 07, 2018 • by Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights

The man was placed in a psychiatric hospital despite numerous experts saying he could and should be cared for at home.
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'Jesus in Jeans' Case: When Freedom of Expression Is Restricted on a Whim

February 08, 2018 • by Human Rights Monitoring Institute

By banning ads featuring characters resembling Jesus and Mary, Lithuania unreasonably restricted free speech and the freedom of expression.
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New Amendment Boosts Hope for Fairer Treatment of Mental Health Patients in Poland

January 30, 2018 • by Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights

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