Lawyer slams govt over how it selects ECtHR judge
Lawyer Christos Clerides on Friday questioned the Council of Europe’s selection process for the island’s judge at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).
Clerides, who represents two ...
Angelides agrees to withdraw from rape case investigations
The rape complaint, for which the Republic of Cyprus was chastised by the European Court of Human Rights for violating key human rights, is set to be reopened, but the ...
Legal service answerable to Human Rights Court
In rape cases the central task, according to the court, is assessing the issue of non-consent
There is a public outcry in Cyprus following the finding by the European Court ...
European court rules against appeal of Cypriot drug case convict
In a judgement made public on Thursday, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled against an appeal filed by a Cypriot convicted of drug-related charges.
“The applicant complained ...
Parties press for justice reform in wake of ECtHR rape case ruling
Disy on Saturday said it took seriously the judgement issued by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) which found that Cyprus had failed to properly investigate a rape complaint, ...
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Attorney-general’s office to study ECtHR rape case ruling, revise procedures
The Law Office of the Republic gave assurances on Friday that it would be studying the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruling, which dealt a sharp blow to Cypriot ...
Stereotypes continue to influence justice administration, says commissioner
The recent ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on two rape cases in Cyprus suggests that gender stereotypes and biases continue to influence the legal system, gender ...
North largely satisfied with ECtHR Varosha ruling
Both Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar and the north’s ‘foreign ministry’ on Tuesday night expressed broad satisfaction with a European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruling regarding Greek Cypriot-owned ...
MPs discuss body to monitor implementation of ECHR rulings
The prospect of setting up a coordinating body to monitor the implementation of European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) rulings for cases concerning the Republic of Cyprus was discussed on ...
French woman who stopped having sex with husband wins ruling at European court
A woman who was blamed by French courts for her divorce because she no longer had sex with her husband won an appeal in Europe’s top human rights court, ...
Turkey convicts former pro-Kurdish party officials over 2014 Kobani protests
A Turkish court sentenced former pro-Kurdish party leader Selahattin Demirtas to more than 40 years in jail on Thursday for instigating protests in 2014 triggered by an Islamic State attack on the ...
European court backs Italy in Greek statue dispute with Getty Museum
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Thursday ruled in favour of Italy’s long-standing demand that the Getty Villa Museum in the United States return an ancient Greek ...
New round of compensation coming from north’s property commission
The ‘government’ in the north has secured £68 million sterling (€79 million) to pay compensation to Greek Cypriots who applied to the Immovable Property Commission (IPC) and whose claims were processed by ...
Turkish Cypriot conscientious objector trial postponed
The trial of Turkish Cypriot conscientious objector Halil Karapasaoglu, which was due to take place on Thursday, has been postponed to April 18.
The north’s military court took the decision ...
Complying with an ECHR decision
A violation of Article 6.1 of the Convention was found and the re-opening of an appeal ordered
The decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), dated January 9, 2018, in the ...
Activists take Credit Suisse climate case to Europe human rights court
A group of climate activists convicted for a protest against Swiss bank Credit Suisse applied on Friday for a review by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), in a ...