ECHR Stops Reviewing 879 Russian Complaints
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) excluded nearly 900 Russian applications from the list of pending cases, submitted before Russia withdrew from the Court's jurisdiction.
Consensus
- The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) stopped reviewing 879 individual complaints filed by Russian citizens.
- The complaints were related to human rights violations that occurred before Russia's exit from the Council of Europe on September 16, 2022.
- The ECHR ruled that continuing to review these cases was 'not justified' due to the lack of practical consequences from its rulings.
- Russia no longer complies with ECHR rulings, including refusing to pay compensation to applicants.
- The ECHR retains the right to revisit the cases in the future if circumstances change.
- The decision applies to complaints not related to armed conflicts involving Russia.
- Some of the complaints had been pending for nearly two decades, with the earliest filed in September 2007.
- The ECHR did not dismiss the complaints as unfounded or inadmissible, but considered them potentially justified.
- The ECHR emphasized that its decision does not nullify Russia's obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights for the period it was a party.
Points of divergence
- The ECHR's decision was based on Article 37(1c) of the European Convention on Human Rights, which allows termination of proceedings if continuation is 'not justified', and described the reasoning as 'elastic' and 'a tricky formulation'. — meduza
- The ECHR's decision was described as the 'least painful' among possible options, and the court did not rule out the possibility of restoring the cases in the future. — novaya_eu
- The ECHR cited the complete cessation of compensation payments by Russian authorities after September 2022 as the main reason for the decision. — vm
- Legal experts interviewed by 'Kommersant' were divided on whether the ECHR effectively abandoned dialogue with Russia or merely paused proceedings. — kommersant
- The ECHR's decision was criticized as unprecedented and discriminatory, with the 'Committee Against Torture' stating it denied access to international justice for over a thousand people. — tg_currenttime
- The ECHR stated that the remaining complaints do not involve issues of 'substantial importance' for determining Russia's responsibility. — tg_radiosvoboda
Coverage (18 sources)
- «No need to play along with tyrants and dictators». The ECHR refused to consider complaints from hundreds of Russians. Their lawyers say this unprecedented decision indicates a crisis in the institution — Meduza
- Balance between very bad and very good — Новая газета Европа
- ECHR terminated consideration of all complaints against Russia. With one exception — Фонтанка
- ECHR terminated consideration of 879 individual cases of Russians — Вечерняя Москва
- ECHR terminated consideration of 879 Russian cases — Коммерсантъ
- ECHR halted consideration of 879 complaints against Russia, some of which had been pending for many years — DW Главное
- ECHR refused to consider remaining 879 Russian claims as they are not linked to armed conflicts with Russia — Настоящее Время
- ECHR stopped consideration of almost 900 cases from Russians — Коммерсантъ
- European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) refused to consider remaining 879 complaints against Russia. The matter concerns nar... — Радио Свобода
- ECHR refused to consider 879 remaining complaints against Russia; exceptions — claims due to military conflicts involving the RF — Медиазона
- ECHR stopped consideration of all complaints against Russia, except cases on armed conflicts — BBC News Русская служба
- ECHR will no longer consider Russian complaints. Exceptions will be made only for cases where Russia is a participant in... — Дождь (Telegram)
- ECHR refused to consider 879 Russian applicants, deeming them 'insignificant'. The earliest complaint was filed almost 20 years ago. — Meduza
- ECHR will no longer consider Russian complaints — Дождь
- ECHR refused to consider nearly 900 complaints against Russia — Сибирь.Реалии
- ECHR refused to consider nearly 900 complaints against Russia — Север.Реалии
- ECHR halted consideration of 879 complaints against Russia. Among them — seven applications for fines against '7x7' — 7х7 — Горизонтальная Россия
- ECHR will not consider remaining Russian complaints. Lawyers call the decision 'unprecedented' — SOTAvision