European Court of Human Rights

The European Court of Human Rights, in a landmark ruling Tuesday, found that Greece had illegally deported a woman back to neighboring Turkey and described the use of summary expulsions or "pushbacks" as systematic.

Bulgarian MEP Elena Yoncheva has won her case against Bulgaria at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg, which ruled that the Bulgarian prosecutor's office violated her presumption of innocence when it publicly announced charges against her. The court found that the prosecutor's office violated her rights and ordered Bulgaria to pay her compensation.

50 years ago, on December 8, 1974, on a sunny Sunday, the Greeks, in seemingly the most democratic way, through a referendum and in a state of full freedom, solved once and for all the question of the form of government. It was a problem nearly inherent in the establishment of the modern Greek state, which had divided the Greek people and had been the cause of many calamities.

The Greek government has introduced a new amendment to limit early releases for serious crimes, addressing previous leniencies under which offenders could be released after serving as little as 40% of their sentence. This change, spearheaded by Justice Minister Giorgos Floridis, aligns Greece with European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) rulings.

Former Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev has filed a lawsuit against Bulgaria in the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), challenging his dismissal from office. He claims that his removal was unlawful and unfounded, as reported by "Sega."

Greece's top judicial leaders are calling for urgent action regarding conditions at Greek penitentiaries and police detention centers to avert European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) penalties.

The Justice Ministry is drafting a bill that, for the first time, will allow individuals to claim damages from the wrongful administration of justice. It took a particular case and two condemnations from the European Court of Human Rights for the state to take this step.

Former Golden Dawn deputy leader Ilias Kasidiaris is making another bid for early release from prison, awaiting the decision on his second request for conditional release. 

Ilias Kasidiaris requested his release under conditions in a new application submitted to the Lamia Misdemeanor Court Council. Kasidiaris who was sentenced to 13 years in prison in the case of the Golden Dawn. In his new application, he claims that he has served his entire sentence and is entitled to conditional release.

Europe's top human rights court has ruled that Cyprus violated the right of two Syrian nationals to seek asylum in the island nation after keeping them, and more than two dozen other people, aboard a boat at sea for two days before sending them back to Lebanon.