Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights

Approximately 400,000 pensioners in Bulgaria will receive a Christmas supplement of 100 leva (50 euros), according to the National Social Security Institute's data as of September. The payments are expected to begin on December 9 and will be completed by December 20. A government decree is anticipated to be adopted shortly to ensure the bonuses are paid out before the holidays.

The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has overturned a previous judgment against Bulgaria for the first time, declaring the complaint inadmissible following a request by government agents from the Ministry of Justice. This extraordinary procedure was initiated on the grounds that the behavior of the applicant and their legal representative constituted an abuse of right.

Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç has strongly criticized the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) for its recent decision to rule against Türkiye in an individual case filed by a teacher convicted of affiliation with FETÖ, the organization behind the 2016 failed coup attempt.

Turkey on Dec. 2 called on the Council of Europe to avoid punishing Turkey ahead of a decision this week on whether Ankara could face rare disciplinary proceedings over the case of a jailed businessman Osman Kavala.

The Declic grassroots movement staged on Friday a choreographed protest in Bucharest's Victoriei Square, with approximately 100 people unfurling three 30-meter-long banners that read "Cut special pensions". The Declic community is calling on the government to finalize the bill that scraps retirement benefits that are not duly covered by contributions to the pension pot.

The European Court of Human Rights ruled in a decision that was made public on Tuesday that 11 current, former or retired officers of the Yugoslav Army and the Army of Serbia and Montenegro were not denied a fair hearing by the courts in their legal battle over allegedly underpaid salaries.

The creation of artificial intelligence (AI) has always been a dream that has captured the imagination of scientists and researchers. Now a team of two Greek researchers from the University College of London (UCL) has devised an algorithm that can predict whether the complaints filed by applicants to the European Court of Human Rights are legitimate, with a 79% accuracy.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on March 15 that Russia had violated the rights of five HIV-positive individuals of non-Russian citizenship by not granting them Russian residency permits. 

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered a Turkish construction company, Ünal Akp?nar ?n?aat ?malat Sanayi ve Ticaret, to be given 1 million euros in pecuniary damages due to its losses on a project in the southeastern province of ?anl?urfa.