UK court weighs suicide risk against media freedom
An unusual case came before the High Court in England last week of a well-known celebrity, code name PPT, who sought to stop publication by two media outlets of serious ...
European Court awards damages to Moroccan national for prolonged detention
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) this week ruled in favour of a Moroccan national, an asylum seeker who sued Cyprus for his prolonged detention on national security grounds.
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ECtHR requests answers in Michaelides’ freedom of expression appeal
The European Court of Human Rights has sent a list of questions to the parties involved in the dismissal of former auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides in the context of his appeal ...
Turkey accuses Cyprus of ‘politicising’ ECHR over property rights
Turkey has accused Cyprus of attempting to politicise the European Court on Human Rights (ECHR) after a Council of Europe decision to continue supervision of property rights, following discussions in ...
Council of Europe rejects Turkish compliance claim in Cyprus property case
Turkey failed to persuade the Council of Europe’s ministerial committee that it has fulfilled its obligations under a landmark European Court of Human Rights ruling concerning property rights in ...
Council of Europe ministers to re-examine Immovable Property Commission
The Council of Europe’s committee of ministers is to once again examine the Immovable Property Commission and the state of affairs regarding Greek Cypriots’ access to property and compensation ...
Deposed bishop Tychikos plans to take case to European court
Deposed Paphos bishop Tychikos’ legal representatives on Saturday said that he plans to take the case against his dismissal to the European Court of Human Rights once all legal avenues ...
ECtHR rules judge denied fair promotion review
In a judgment on Thursday, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) found in favour of a Cypriot judge who had complained he had been arbitrarily refused promotion to the ...
Drousiotis surveillance appeal formally communicated to European court
The European court of human rights (Echr) formally appealed against Cyprus on Friday regarding the allegations of unlawful surveillance made by investigative journalist, Makarios Drousiotis.
According to a court document, ...
Calls grow for hotel collapse case to be taken to ECtHR
Calls grew on Wednesday for the case regarding the collapse of the Isias hotel in the southeastern Turkish city of Adiyaman, which killed 72 people, including 35 Cypriots, to be taken to ...
EU court backs Cyprus on crisis-era pay and pension cuts
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Thursday upheld the Cypriot authorities’ decision to impose salary and pension cutbacks on civil servants in the midst of the 2011-2012 financial ...
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.
He ...
Lawyer slams govt over how it selects ECtHR judge
Lawyer Christos Clerides on Friday questioned the Council of Europe’s selection process for the island’s judge at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).
Clerides, who represents two ...
Angelides agrees to withdraw from rape case investigations
The rape complaint, for which the Republic of Cyprus was chastised by the European Court of Human Rights for violating key human rights, is set to be reopened, but the ...
Legal service answerable to Human Rights Court
In rape cases the central task, according to the court, is assessing the issue of non-consent
There is a public outcry in Cyprus following the finding by the European Court ...
European court rules against appeal of Cypriot drug case convict
In a judgement made public on Thursday, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled against an appeal filed by a Cypriot convicted of drug-related charges.
“The applicant complained ...
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 ...
Parties press for justice reform in wake of ECtHR rape case ruling
Disy on Saturday said it took seriously the judgement issued by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) which found that Cyprus had failed to properly investigate a rape complaint, ...
Attorney-general’s office to study ECtHR rape case ruling, revise procedures
The Law Office of the Republic gave assurances on Friday that it would be studying the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruling, which dealt a sharp blow to Cypriot ...
Stereotypes continue to influence justice administration, says commissioner
The recent ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on two rape cases in Cyprus suggests that gender stereotypes and biases continue to influence the legal system, gender ...
North largely satisfied with ECtHR Varosha ruling
Both Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar and the north’s ‘foreign ministry’ on Tuesday night expressed broad satisfaction with a European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruling regarding Greek Cypriot-owned ...