April 27, 2021 02:26:40 pm
Greek NGO Legal Centre Lesvos (LCL) said Monday that it has filed a lawsuit against the Greek state at the European Court of Human Rights “for a massive [illegal] pushback operation of over 180 migrants caught in a storm near Crete.” The NGO will be representing 11 Syrian nationals who were part of the 180-200 people to be pushed back to Turkey in October.
According to evidence such as witness testimonies, GPS location services, media reports, photos and videos, the Greek authorities are alleged to have violently pushed a migrant boat that included at least 40 children and one pregnant woman in an effort lasting over 24 hours during a rough storm. The group on board a fishing boat navigating to Italy to seek asylum entered Greek territorial waters with a promise of being rescued following a storm. According to video footage, rather than rescue, the group was subjected to unanticipated violent attack, theft and threat of further violence by “commando
Child-led Court Case Will Scrutinize Europe s Climate Response
hrw.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from hrw.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Child-led court case will scrutinise Europe s climate response | View
euronews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from euronews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Georgia-Azerbaijan ‘land forfeit’ case sent to ECHR
The lawyers of Natalia Ilichova and Iveli Melashvili, who have been accused of withholding materials from a border agreement with Azerbaijan that ended ‘against the interests of the state’, claim ‘the case is politicised and their imprisonment is unreasonable’. Photo: IPN Agenda.ge, 20 Apr 2021 - 23:24, Tbilisi,Georgia
Two suspects in the Georgia-Azerbaijan ‘land forfeit’ case - Iveri Melasvhili and Natalia Ilichova - have appealed to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).
The Georgian Democracy Initiative (GDI) announced earlier today that the applicants complain for the violations of several articles of the European Convention of Human Rights.