Justice delayed, justice denied in human rights court
By Alper Ali Riza There was a brutal triple murder in Cyprus twelve years ago in January 2005. A Turkish Cypriot family, Elam Guzelyurtlu, his...
European Court of Human Rights
CMP must be granted access to all data relating to missing persons
The Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP) must be granted free and unlimited access to all information data regarding missing persons, such as burial...
Cabaret owner, ex-policemen on trial 15 years after artiste’s death
Fifteen years after the death of Oxana Rantseva, a 20-year-old Russian brought over to work in a cabaret, and five years after a damning European...
Cyprus must pay damages to ill-treated prisoner
The Cyprus government must pay €12,700 in damages to Kone Sehana Seagal, a French-born man currently living in Cyprus, for ill-treatment by prison guards and...
Next Cypriot judge to ECHR to be selected on January 26
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will on January 26 select the next Cypriot judge to the European Court of Human Rights...
ECHR decisions have prompted positive changes in Cyprus – study
The decriminalisation of homosexuality, improvements in court delays, and the right of Turkish Cypriots to vote in parliamentary elections have been used as positive examples...
Turk’s denial of any Armenian genocide not a crime – European Court
The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Thursday Switzerland had violated a Turkish politician’s right to freedom of speech by convicting him for denying...
Court ruling on women refugees could open door to mass compensation
By Evie Andreou THE state should consider compensating people that could have received refugee benefits if discriminatory treatment had not been in place, the lawyer...
CoE calls on Turkey to pay compensation to Cyprus with interest due
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has asked Turkey to pay compensation awarded by the European Court of Human Rights to applicants...
ECHR accepts objector’s plea against Turkey
By Evie Andreou CONSCIENTIOUS objector Murat Kanatli, who was jailed in the north for refusing to report for reservist duty, saw his petition against Turkey...
