| Publisher | European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) |
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| Series Details | Application No. 29580/12 and others |
| Publication Date | 15/11/2018 |
| Content Type | Overview |
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Summary The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) published on 15 November 2018 its veredict concerning the case of Alexei Navalny against the Russian Federation, related to his arrest on seven occasions in 2012 and 2014 at different public gatherings, and the subsequent proceedings against him for administrative offences. The Court found in this case several violations of the Convention. In particular, the Court found that some of the arrests had actually aimed at suppressing political pluralism. It invited Russia to take steps to guarantee the right to freedom of peaceful assembly. Further information: The case originated in five applications, No. 29580/12, 36847/12, 11252/13, 12317/13 and 43746/14. In its judgement, the Grand Chamber of the ECtHR held unanimously that there had been:
It also held by fourteen votes to three that there had been, a violation of Article 18 (limitation on use of restrictions on rights) of the Convention. Grand Chamber judgments are final (Article 44 of the Convention). All final judgments are transmitted to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe for supervision of their execution. |
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| Source Link | Link to Main Source http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-187605 |
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| Subject Categories | Law |
| Keywords | Alexei Navalny, ECtHR Judgements |
| Countries / Regions | Russia |
| International Organisations | Council of Europe [CoE] |
