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European Court Strengthens Protections against Statelessness in Slovenia Ruling
The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Slovenia to compensate thousands of people who were “erased” from its list of permanent residents after Slovenia gained independence from Yugoslavia two decades ago.
June 26, 2012EU Must Fix Flawed Criminal Justice Systems
The Open Society Justice Initiative is calling on the European Council of Ministers and Parliament to develop a strong EU Directive to guarantee the right to early access to legal representation for all people accused or suspected of crimes.
June 07, 2012Joint Statement: Italy Should Leave its anti-Roma Emergency Decree in the Past
Five international and Italian Human Rights groups are calling on the Italian government to abandon its effort to keep the 2008 "Nomad Emergency" decree alive.
May 11, 2012Wall of Silence over CIA Abuse Faces European Court Challenge
The case of a German citizen wrongly seized in Macedonia and abused by the CIA in 2004 will be heard by the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg on Wednesday, May 16.
May 10, 2012Open Society Foundations Welcome Charles Taylor Verdict
The guilty verdict in the trial of Charles Taylor, the former president of Liberia, at the Special Court for Sierra Leone reinforces the rule of law, both in West Africa and around the world.
April 26, 2012Brighton Conference on ECHR Reform Leaves Work Ahead
The Open Society Justice Initiative is urging the member states of the Council of Europe to renew their efforts to address the serious challenges facing the European Court of Human Rights, following this week’s conference in Brighton, England on...
April 20, 2012European Court Must Be “Independent and Strong,” Say Human Rights Groups
Eleven human rights groups are urging members of the Council of Europe to support “an independent and strong” European Court of Human Rights at this week's Brighton conference.
April 16, 2012French Police Ethnic Profiling Faces First Court Challenge
Thirteen young men have today launched a historic legal challenge to the systematic use by French police of discriminatory identity checks that disproportionately focus on people of African or Arab ethnicity.
April 05, 2012