11 Oct GRETA Report Serbia 2023
The Council of Europe’s anti-trafficking body GRETA published a new report on 16.06.2023 on Serbia. The report welcomes the steps taken by the Serbian authorities to further develop the anti-trafficking...
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20 Sep Recognition of same-sex unions
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in LGBT rights, Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life), Access to justice
In the case of Buhuceanu and Others v. Romania (applications nos. 20081/19 and 20 others, 23.05.2023) the European Court of Human Rights held, by 5 votes to 2, that there...
13 Sep Victims of domestic violence in North Macedonia
Reports of cases of domestic violence increase year on year – but too many women victims are left alone in their struggle, with a system that fails to protect them. “When...
23 Aug The use of evidence obtained by means of secret surveillance in criminal proceedings
In the case Blagajac v. Croatia (application no. 50236/16, 09.05.2023), the European Court of Human Rights found a violation of the Article 6 § 1 European Convention on Human Rights....
28 Jun The absolute ban on the use of non-official languages during election campaigns is not in line with the Convention
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in Freedom of speech, Article 10 (right to freedom of expression), Access to justice
In the case of Mestan v. Bulgaria (application no. 24108/15, 02.05.2023) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been a violation of Article 10 (freedom of...
20 Jun Annual Report 2022 of the CoE Commissioner for Human Rights
“The protection of human rights in Europe has suffered serious setbacks in 2022,” said the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović, presenting her Annual Report. “ The report...
02 Jun Increased number of not implemented judgments of the European Court of Human Rights
The annual report for 2022 on the implementation of European Court of Human Rights’ judgements published by Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers shows that the number of ECHR judgements...
05 May Delayed reinstatement of suspended prosecutor in Albania violated Article 8
In the case of Gashi and Gina v. Albania (application no. 29943/18, 04.04.2023) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been a violation of Article 8...
03 May Unjustified detention on remand of two former secret-police officers in case of Slavko Ćuruvija
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in ▶ Journalists, Serbia, Article 5 (right to liberty and security), Access to justice
In the case of Radonjić and Romić v. Serbia (application no. 43674/16, 04.04.2023) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been a violation of Article 5...
05 Apr Criminal offence of defamation in the Republika Srpska Criminal Code back again
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro, and Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ambassador Brian Aggeler, have made the following statement following the BiH’s...