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# ECHR

Last month
August 2023
# LGBT Rights
State feared decriminalising same-sex behaviour would lead to ‘public displays of homosexual affection’
Newly released records from the 1970s and 80s show homophobic attitudes within the civil service.
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Aug 30th 2023, 7:00 AM
This year
2023
# defaulter list
Harris says European court ruling on tax defaulters needs 'detailed consideration' by Govt
The Justice Minister said that he wanted to see the list system continue.
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Apr 17th 2023, 2:10 PM
Last year
2022
# Legal Battle
European Court of Human Rights refuses to postpone the withdrawal of UK boy’s life support
Archie Battersbee has been in a coma since he was found unconscious in April.
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Aug 3rd 2022, 8:00 PM
# Priti Patel
UK Home Secretary says ECHR decision to ground migrant flight to Rwanda was politically motivated
The Cabinet minister has previously said the Government ‘will not be put off by the inevitable last-minute legal challenges’.
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Jun 18th 2022, 7:38 AM
# Russia
European court intervenes over Moroccan man sentenced to death alongside British soldiers
It is not known if Shaun Pinner and Aiden Aslin have also made requests to the ECHR.
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Jun 16th 2022, 9:42 PM
# migrant policy
First UK migrant flight to Rwanda grounded after European Court of Human Rights intervenes
All migrants weren removed from the plane, Government sources have said.
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Jun 15th 2022, 6:44 AM
# Asylum Seekers
European Court of Human Rights issues order to prevent asylum seeker from being sent to Rwanda
The first flight of asylum seekers is due to depart from the UK to Rwanda this evening.
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Jun 14th 2022, 8:12 PM
# ECHR
European Court rules long-running ‘gay cake’ case 'inadmissible'
Gareth Lee tried but failed to order the £36.50 cake at Ashers bakery in Belfast in May 2014.
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Jan 6th 2022, 9:35 AM
All time
# Almighty God
European court rejects challenge to 'almighty God' wording in Presidential oath
The case is being taken by TD Róisín Shortall and others including Senator David Norris.
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Nov 18th 2021, 11:30 AM
# ECHR
Raab lays out plans to reform legislation to stop EU rights court from 'dictating' to UK
Justice Secretary Dominic Raab said the ECHR was imposing too many “obligations on the state”.
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Oct 17th 2021, 2:44 PM
# ECHR
John Gilligan loses human rights court challenge
The Court found that the delays in legal proceedings had mainly been down to the Gilligans’ ‘wrong-headed legal tactics’.
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Mar 18th 2021, 11:11 AM
# state collusion
Simon Coveney welcomes Council of Europe decision to reopen case of Pat Finucane's murder
There was shock in November when the UK said it would not hold a public inquiry into the Belfast lawyer’s 1989 murder.
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Mar 12th 2021, 12:38 PM
# Alexei Navalny
Russia says 'no legal grounds' to release Navalny in response to European Court of Human Rights request
Alexei Navalny was arrested and jailed upon returning to Russia last month.
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Feb 17th 2021, 4:43 PM
# ECHR
European Court of Human Rights declares complaints by Irish symphysiotomy victims as inadmissible
The three women from Dublin, Cork and Meath had sought damages from the State.
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Dec 10th 2020, 10:02 AM
# mark nash
Grangegorman murders: Damages claim made by killer dismissed by European Court of Human Rights
Mark Nash is currently serving four life sentences at Midlands Prison in Portlaoise.
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Apr 30th 2020, 10:14 PM
# redress scheme
Dáil apology from Taoiseach after judge's finding that abuse redress scheme is 'inherently illogical'
A retired judge said that the State’s approach showed an “inherent inversion of logic and a fundamental unfairness to applicants”.
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Jul 9th 2019, 4:15 PM
# redress scheme
Judge says State misinterpreted ruling about redress for school abuse survivors
A retired judge said that the State’s approach showed an “inherent inversion of logic and a fundamental unfairness to applicants”.
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Jul 8th 2019, 5:47 PM
# ECHR
State asked to halt deportation of man convicted of terror offences by European Court of Human Rights
It’s understood the government has agreed to the ECHR’s request.
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Jun 10th 2019, 12:02 PM
# Human Rights
Second Irish person taking case to Europe over child abuse in Irish schools
John Allen says, ‘The insanity lies with a dysfunctional country, not a damaged child’.
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Aug 1st 2018, 6:15 AM
# Russia
European rights court condemns Russia over treatment of Pussy Riot
The court also condemned the country over its investigation into murdered journalist Anna Politkovskaya.
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Jul 17th 2018, 10:51 PM
# French court
Ian Bailey's lawyers advise him to take challenge against murder charge to European Court of Human Rights
Bailey has denied any involvement in the killing of the French film producer in 1996.
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May 4th 2018, 11:28 AM
# Alfie Evans
Parents of critically-ill English toddler lose last-ditch European Court of Human Rights case
Alfie Evans suffers a “catastrophic and untreatable, progressive, neurodegenerative condition”.
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Mar 28th 2018, 6:36 PM
# ECHR
Danish football fans detained over hooliganism fighting for compensation
On 10 October 2009 138 ‘hooligans’ were arrested in Copenhagen.
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Jul 18th 2017, 6:05 AM
# London
Great Ormond Street Hospital applies for new hearing into baby Charlie Gard's case
Ten-month-old baby Charlie suffers from a rare genetic condition and has brain damage from which he will not recover.
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Jul 7th 2017, 5:43 PM
# Charlie Gard
'He prays for them': Pope expresses condolences as baby's life support to be switched off
Ten-month-old baby Charlie suffers from a rare genetic condition and has brain damage from which he will not recover.
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Jul 3rd 2017, 9:28 AM
# Charlie Gard
'We're spending our last precious hours with him': Baby's life support to be switched off
Charlie Gard’s parents have said they are “utterly heartbroken”.
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Jun 29th 2017, 9:39 PM
# Charlie Gard
Hospital in 'no rush' to turn off baby's life support machine after parents lose appeal
Charlie Gard’s parents have described the court ruling as “upsetting”.
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Jun 27th 2017, 7:55 PM
# Charlie Gard
'We're not horrible people' - Mother of terminally-ill baby defends taking case to European court
Ten-month-old baby Charlie suffers from a rare genetic condition and has brain damage from which he will not recover.
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Jun 20th 2017, 1:12 PM
# Charlie Gard
European rights court urges UK to keep treating baby with rare condition
More than £1.3 million has been raised online for the treatment, through more than 83,000 donations.
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Jun 13th 2017, 8:15 PM
# german goalkeeper
Oliver Kahn loses court case over photos of his children being published despite ban
Two magazines repeatedly published photos of his children despite a blanket ban.
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Mar 17th 2016, 2:11 PM
# european court judgement
Prisoner who was banned from websites had human rights breached
The prisoner’s complaint related to not being able access sites which would help him fight his case.
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Jan 19th 2016, 12:14 PM
# delete delete delete
Europe says it's OK for the boss to snoop on your private messages at work
The ruling comes after a Romanian engineer was fired over private Yahoo Messenger chats.
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Jan 13th 2016, 1:37 PM
# Switzerland
Court was right to not recognise marriage of 14-year-old girl
The girl and her ‘husband’ were seeking asylum.
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Dec 9th 2015, 6:03 AM
# France
Non-renewal of a Muslim social worker's contract over headscarf issue ruled legal
France passed a law banning conspicuous religious symbols back in 2004.
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Nov 27th 2015, 6:01 AM
# Right to die
European court rules French doctors can turn off Vincent Lambert's life support
The man’s parents had been fighting to keep him on life support though his wife had said he would not want to be kept alive.
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Jun 5th 2015, 11:00 AM
# Europe
ECHR rules detention of Irish citizens for terror offences not unlawful
Colin Duffy, Gabriel Magee and Teresa Magee were held without charge for 12 days.
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May 12th 2015, 10:14 AM
# Murder
Irishman with severe learning difficulties loses life sentence appeal
His case hinged on taped garda interviews not being shown to a jury.
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Apr 7th 2015, 10:40 AM
# Portugal
Author has to pay €53k to in-laws after defaming them in a book
Paying your mother-in-law €20,000 must sting.
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Mar 13th 2015, 7:11 AM
# Baby
Newborn died in ambulance after Turkish hospitals 'offered no care at all'
But what does it mean for Ireland?
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Jan 27th 2015, 6:37 PM
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