Lawyer calls for new process for ECtHR pick
A Cypriot lawyer alleged on Tuesday that the procedure to select a Cyprus judge for the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) is tainted and should be repeated from scratch ...
Greek Cypriots still held in the north, foreign minister confirms
Five Greek Cypriots who tried to visit their properties in northern Cyprus remain illegally detained by the Turkish-controlled authorities, the country’s Foreign Minister, Konstantinos Kombos, said on Tuesday.
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Animal party calls for deputy attorney general to quit after ECtHR ruling
The animal party on Thursday demanded the resignation of deputy attorney general Savvas Angelides, following a European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruling that condemned Cyprus over its handling of ...
Government stands by separation of powers amid calls for deputy AG’s resignation
The constitution clearly defines the separation of powers, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Monday, when asked about calls to sack deputy attorney-general Savvas Angelides after the European Court of ...
Woman at centre of rape trial called on deputy AG to resign
The woman at the centre of a European Court of Human Rights ruling that condemned Cyprus because the legal service suspended the criminal prosecution of a politician in a rape ...
ECtHR orders Turkey to compensate Cypriot company over Varosha flats
The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday ordered Turkey to pay compensation for moral damage to Cypriot company KV Mediterranean Tours Limited for loss of use of property.
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Cyprus to compensate Russian fugitive for delayed extradition
A Russian fugitive who had been detained in Cyprus for three years before being extradited to Russia to be tried for large-scale fraud was awarded damages by the European Court ...
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Cyprus should have investigated UK woman’s gang rape claim, ECtHR says
Cyprus failed in its legal duty to investigate a British woman’s allegation in 2019 that she had been gang-raped by Israeli tourists on the holiday island, the European Court of ...
‘Domestic remedies must be exhausted’ before ECtHR involved in Cyprus property cases
All effective domestic legal remedies must be exhausted by people claiming compensation or restitution for properties owned in Cyprus prior to 1974 before a case can be filed at the European ...
ECtHR rejects Turkey’s appeal over Turkish Cypriot conscientious objector
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday rejected Turkey’s appeal against its ruling that the country had violated the human rights of a Turkish Cypriot conscientious objector ...