Category: European Court of Human Rights

Kovačević v. Bosnia and Herzegovina

Legal summary August 2023 Kovačević v. Bosnia and Herzegovina – 43651/22 Judgment 29.8.2023 [Section IV] Article 1 of Protocol No. 12 General prohibition of discrimination Inability of applicant, due to a combination of territorial and ethnic requirements, to vote for…

CASE OF VERZILOV AND OTHERS v. RUSSIA – 25276/15

The case concerns a violent attack on the applicants by Cossacks during an artistic performance by the applicants in Sochi on 19 February 2014. THIRD SECTION CASE OF VERZILOV AND OTHERS v. RUSSIA (Application no. 25276/15) JUDGMENT Art 3 (procedural…

CASE OF HAMITAJ v. ALBANIA – 11254/11

The applicant complained of the excessive length of civil proceedings, including those before the Supreme Court, under Articles 6 § 1 of the Convention. THIRD SECTION CASE OF HAMITAJ v. ALBANIA (Application no. 11254/11) JUDGMENT STRASBOURG 20 July 2023 This…

CASE OF VOLODYMYR TORBICH v. UKRAINE – 14957/13

The application concerns a refusal to provide a journalist with access to information held by public authorities. FIFTH SECTION CASE OF VOLODYMYR TORBICH v. UKRAINE (Application no. 14957/13) JUDGMENT STRASBOURG 13 July 2023 This judgment is final but it may…