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Newsletter #13 October 2019
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New versions of the EIN Handbook
The EIN Handbook about implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights is now available in Turkish and the Russian version is currently being finalised.
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EIN stands with the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee
A request to remove the legal status of BHC, a member of EIN's, has been submitted. BHC is the largest human rights NGO in Bulgaria. This request is a move to silence civil society and is completely unacceptable. More than 100 Bulgarian and international NGOs support BHC, and so does EIN! Read more here.
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EIN and DEJ train young lawyers from Armenia, Georgia and Ukraine on ECtHR judgment implementation
On 9 July 2019, EIN had the pleasure of welcoming young lawyers from Armenia, Georgia and Ukraine on 9 July, and introduce them to the process of implementation, or ‘execution’, of ECtHR judgments.
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The participants had been brought to Strasbourg by EIN's member organisation, the European Human Rights Advocacy Centre (EHRAC), as part of EHRAC's annual Legal Skills Development Programme (LSDP).
Read more.
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EIN in the press
OC media recently published an article on the Identoba and Others v Georgia case, quoting EIN's Co-Director George Stafford. Discover the article here.
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EIN Voices
How to advocate for the implementation of 'standard' cases?
By Anne-Katrin Speck, EIN Co-Director.
There is a lot of uncertainty around why and how best to advocate for the implementation of ‘standard’ cases. EIN has compiled a series of questions we have received over time on how to push for their implementation. Read more.
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A Strasbourg Court judgment is not the end!
On 5th November EIN will organise a multi-stakeholders workshop on implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights.This event is co-organised with the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, and supported by OSJI. The outcome of the event will be made public on the EIN website.
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?Do you know about ECtHR cases closed prematurely
EIN is looking to document examples of cases which have been closed by the Committee of Ministers before justice has been done in the case – either for the applicants concerned, or through sufficient reforms taking place in the society as a whole. If you are familiar with any such cases, please submit an email to contact@einnetwork.org, giving the case reference and a very brief summary.
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EIN welcomes new member KISA
Since July, KISA has joined EIN, increasing our membership to 37 NGOs/ individuals from 24 European countries. EIN has also reviewed its membership and partnership policy. Willing to know more? Click here.
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Read the CCBE proposals for reform of the ECHR machinery
The Council of Bars and Law Societies in Europe published in June 2019 its recommendations on how to improve the ECHR machinery. Training on Rule 9s are part of their proposals. More here. |
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EIN briefing on cases from Moldova, the Czech Republic, Greece, the UK
On 6 September 2019, EIN convened a quarterly civil society briefing on the European Court of Human Rights cases scheduled for review at the 1355th Human Rights Meeting of the Committee of Ministers' Deputies. Read more
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Committee of Ministers holds its quarterly meeting on the implementation of ECtHR judgments
On 23-25 September, the Committee of Ministers held its 1355th Human Rights meeting during which it examined the state of implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights. Further information on the cases debated and decisions adopted can be found here. The indicative list of cases to be debated at the next meeting in December 2019 can be found here.
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Increasing number of Rule 9 submissions in 2019
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Latest NGO submissions to the Committee of Ministers by EIN members, partners and others
- Balazs v Hungary (discrimination on the grounds of Roma origin), by the Working Group against Hate Crimes in Hungary (May 2019)
- Produkcija Plus Storitveno podjetje d.o.o. v Slovenia (unfair judicial proceedings), by the Slovenian Disability Rights Association (May 2019)
- Members of the Gldani congregation of Jehovah's witnesses and others (Identoba group) v Georgia (lack of protection against religiously motivated attacks), Rule 9.2 submission by the European Association of Jehovah's Witnesses (June 2019) and Rule 9.3 submission by the Public Defender of Georgia (August 2019)
- Jehovah's Witnesses of Moscow and others (Moscow Branch of the Salvation Army Group) v Russian Federation (authorisation of religious activity), by the European Association of Jehovah's Witnesses (June 2019)
- Kolevi group of cases v Bulgaria (ineffective criminal investigations), joint submissions by various NGOs, incl. EIN member Bulgarian Helsinki Committee (June 2019)
- GENDERDOC-M v Moldova (unjustified ban on gay marches), by GENDERDOC-M and ILGA-Europe (July 2019)
- Yuriy Nikolayevich Ivanov v Ukraine and Burmych and others v Ukraine (Zhovner group) (non-enforcement of domestic court decisions), by the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union (July 2019) and additional comments (September 2019)
- Arnoldi (Olivieri group) (length of criminal and civil proceedings), by the Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights (July 2019)
- Murray v the Netherlands (ill-treatment), joint submission by several NGOs, incl. EIN member Netherlands Helsinki Committee (July 2019) and second submission of September 2019 (annexes available upon request)
- UMO-Ilinden and Others group v Bulgaria (freedom of association), by the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee (July 2019)
- Bekir Ousta and Others v Greece (freedom of association), by the Greek Helsinki Monitor (July 2019)
- Makaratzis v Greece (ill-treatment by law enforcement agents), by the Greek Helsinki Monitor (July 2019)
- Mikheyev group of cases v Russian Federation (torture/ill-treatment by police), by the Public Verdict Foundation (July 2019)
- Bati and others v Turkey (ill-treatment by police; ineffective investigations), by Truth Justice Memory Center (August 2019)
- Baka v Hungary (lack of access to a Court/ freedom of expression), Rule 9.2 from August 2019 and Rule 9.2 from September 2019, by the Hungarian Helsinki Committee
- Oleksander Volkov v Ukraine (organisation of the judiciary), by the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group (August 2019)
- Horvath and Kiss v Hungary (discrimination towards children of Romna origin), by the European Roma Rights Centre (August 2019)
- Khlaifia and others v Italy (unlawful privation of liberty of migrants, extradition, expulsion), by the Association for Juridical Studies on Immigration (ASGI) and A Buon Diritto Onlus (August 2019)
- Zorica Jovanovic v Serbia (missing babies), by the Committee of the parents of stolen babies of the Vojvodina region in Serbia (August 2019)
- Velikova v Bulgaria (excessive use of force by law enforcement agents), by the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee
- Ticu group v Romania (ill-treatment in prison), by the Association for the Defence of Human Rights in Romania - Helsinki Committee (August 2019), and additional information provided in September 2019
- Identoba and others group of cases v Georgia (lack of protection against homophobic attacks during marches), by the Human Rights Education and Monitoring Center, the Women's Initiatives Support Group and ILGA-Europe (August 2019)
- Vasilescu group v Belgium (poor conditions of detention), Rule 9.3 by the Conseil central de surveillance pénitentiaire CCSP (August 2019, French only)
- Tsartsidze and Others, Begheluri and Others, Members of the Gldani Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses and Others and Identoba and Others v Georgia, Rule 9.3 by the Public Defender of Georgia (August 2019)
- D.H. and others v the Czech Republic (discrimination in the applicants' right to education on account of their Roma origin), by Amnesty International, the Forum for Human Rights, and Open Society Fund Prague (Nadace OSF) (August 2019)
- Bistieva and others v Poland (family life, expulsion), by the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (August 2019)
- Burza v Poland (length of detention on remand), by the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (August 2019)
- Buntov v the Russian Federation (ill-treatment), by the European Prison Litigation Network, Public Verdict Foundation, Moscow Helsinki Group, social Partnership Foundation, All-Russia moverment "For Human Rights", Russia Behind Bars, Siberi without Torture, Legal Basis (August 2019)
- McKerr group of cases v the United Kingdom (action of security forces in Northern Ireland), by the Committee on Administration of Justice, the Pat Finucane Centre, Relatives for Justice, and a Rule 9.3 by the Police Ombudsman (July-August 2019)
- Kostic v Serbia (peaceful enjoyment of possessions), by the Association for the Protection of Constitutionality and Legality (August 2019)
- Adamkowski v Poland and Parol v Poland (lack of access to a Court, ill-treatment), by the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (September 2019)
- Rutkowski and others v Poland (excessive length of criminal and civil proceedings), by the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (September 2019)
- Milka and Dejnek v Poland (lack of plausible justification for body searches of a convict), by the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (September 2019)
- Stojkovic v Serbia (right to a fair trial), by the Association for the Protection of Constitutionality and Legality (September 2019)
- Tchokontio Happi v France (access to and efficient functioning of justice), by the Fondation Abbé Pierre (in French only; September 2019)
- Alisic and others v Serbia (disproportionate restrictions to property rights), by the Association for the Protection of Hard Currency Depositors in BiH (September 2019)
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