European Court for Human Rights

ECHR Backs Croatia’s Right to Keep Tudjman Documents Secret

The European Court for Human Rights, ECHR, on Thursday ruled that Croatia does not have to give a writer access to the classified transcripts of the late President Franjo Tudjman's conversations.

Vladimir Seks, a former politician, wanted access to the documents for a book he is writing on the foundation of modern Croatia.

‘Mothers of Srebrenica’ File Euro Court Complaint Against Netherlands

The Mothers of Srebrenica association, representing more than 6,000 family members of Srebrenica genocide victims, has filed a complaint against the Netherlands to the European Court for Human Rights in Strasbourg, Dutch law firm Van Diepen Van der Kroef announced on Monday.

Romania Expects More Time to Improve Overcrowded Jails

The European Court of Human Rights is set to rule on Tuesday in several cases against Romania about inhuman conditions in the country's prisons.

Romania is reportedly in line for a "pilot" ruling, an instrument of the ECHR designed to identify structural problems underlying repetitive cases against many countries and impose an obligation on states to address those problems.

ECHR Rules European Countries Have Right To Revoke Citizenship of Persons Suspected of Terrorism

European countries have the right to revoke the citizenship of persons suspected of terrorism in order to prevent them from re-entering the country.

This is the ruling of the European Court for Human Rights (ECHR) on a case initiated against Great Britain by a Sudanese person with dual citizenship. The decision was final and unanimous.

Romania To Investigate Deaths in 1989 Revolt

When Gabriela Birbora lost her husband on December 24, 1989, it was more or less the end of an era for her.

Since then, this widow who lives in Resita, in western Romania, has dedicated her time and energy to finding out who was responsible for the death of her husband during the protests in 1989 that brought down the communist regime.

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