European Court of Human Rights
Crime
Ignoring EU, Greece Won’t Ban Golden Dawn
Although Greece’s government has said it will not ban the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party, the Council of Europe’s commissioner for human rights said there is enough evidence of the party’s support for violence to outlaw the group.
Nils Muiznieks said...
Europe
Greek NGO Wants End to Oath
The European Court of Human Rights will hold a hearing on Jan. 8 regarding an appeal made by Greek Helsinki Monitor, which is calling on the abolishment of requiring witnesses in court to swear a religious oath before testifying.
The members of the...
Greece
Greek Inmate Dies Day Before Release
The dramatic story of a Greek inmate of the Corydallos Prison Complex in Athens has gone viral over the past few days with the man dying on Dec. 6 in his cell only one day before the European Court...
Greece
European Court of Human Rights Condemns Greece for Mistreatment of Immigrant
The European Court of Human Rights condemned Greece for mistreatment of an Albanian legal immigrant, Arben Lisha. Mr. Lisha had appealed against Greek authorities for mistreatment after he was deported to Albania. He used to reside in Skala Lakonias,...
Greece
Greek Gay Couple Married in Tilos Continue Legal Fight
A Greek student who took part in the country's first gay wedding may take lawmakers to the European Court of Human Rights after they declared the marriage invalid. No Greek has forgotten the dispute that broke out back in...
Europe
France: The European Court of Human Rights Delivers Its Verdict on the Inability of Greeks Living Abroad to Vote in Parliamentary Elections
In today’s Grand Chamber judgment in the case Sitaropoulos and Giakoumopoulos v. Greece, which is final, the European Court of Human Rights delivered the unanimous verdict that: The inability of Greeks living abroad to vote in parliamentary elections from...
Greece
Greek Supreme Court Rejects Union's Appeal to Use "Turk" in Its Name
Greece’s Supreme Court has rejected an appeal filed by the Xanthi Turkish Union (İTB) to allow the use of the term “Turk” in the organization’s name.
Despite the 2008 decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), which found...
Europe
European Court of Human Rights Convicts Greek Coast Guard of Immigrant’s Torture
On Tuesday, January 17, the European Court of Human Rights found that Greek Coast Guard officials tortured Necati Zontul when he was raped in detention at the port of Chania, Crete, in 2001, and ordered Greece to pay 50,000...
Europe
Compensation Awarded to 13 Greek Cypriots Forcibly Displaced During Turkish Invasion
According to the verdict of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) issued on November 2nd, 2010, Greek-Cypriots were forcibly displaced during the Turkish invasion in 1974.
Now the ECHR has decided that Turkey is obliged to pay millions of...