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France 24
6 days ago
- Politics
- France 24
Top European rights court finds Russia committed abuses in Ukraine
The European Court of Human Rights, part of the Council of Europe rights body, is tasked with implementing the European human rights convention in signatory countries. Wednesday's largely symbolic ruling comes after the Council of Europe excluded Russia following its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and Moscow dropped out of the European rights convention in September that year. The ECHR however still handles cases against Russia that were brought before that date. A panel of 17 judges found Russia violated the convention through "extrajudicial killing of civilians and Ukrainian military personnel" outside of combat, "torture", "forced labour", "unlawful and arbitrary detention of civilians" as well as looting. The judges also ruled that Russia had violated the European rights convention through "the transfer to Russia and, in many cases, the adoption there of Ukrainian children". The court said Russia "must without delay release or safely return all persons who were deprived of liberty on Ukrainian territory under occupation by the Russian and Russian-controlled forces." It added that Moscow should cooperate in the establishment of an international and independent mechanism to help identify "all children transferred from Ukraine to Russia and Russian-controlled territory" before September 2022 to restore contact between them and their families, and enable their safe reunification. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Wednesday said Russia had no intention of complying with the decision of the court, whose rulings it considered to be "null and void". 'Historic' The court issued its verdict in response to four complaints. Ukraine had filed three of these over events from 2014 to 2022, and the Netherlands had filed a fourth over the downing over eastern Ukraine of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur on July 17, 2014. The UN's aviation agency has blamed Moscow for the tragedy that killed all 298 on board. The ECHR found that "the suffering of the next of kin of the victims of the downing of flight MH17" violated the right to freedom from torture and punishment. Ukraine celebrated what it said was a "historic decision". Its justice ministry said the court's recognition of "systematic and widespread human rights violations committed by Russia" was a "victory on the international stage". Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof said it was "an important step toward justice". "The court has designated Russia as responsible for the downing of MH17 and the death of its passengers, including 196 Dutch nationals," he said. Piet Ploeg, who lost his brother, step-sister and nephew in the tragedy, said it was an "important day". "I don't think Russia will pay anything but it is not about money today," he said. "It is about getting justice and recognition and maybe getting apologies... You never know." Usually individuals file cases at Europe's top human rights court, appealing to it as a last resort in cases where they have exhausted all domestic legal avenues. But governments also can file complaints in what are known as inter-state cases. apz-burs-ah/jh/giv © 2025 AFP
BBC News
28-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Nigeria goment ready take action over death of Daniel Eheri for Luxembourg police custody
Di Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) say dem go work wit Nigerian embassy for Belgium so dem find wetin cause di death of a Nigerian man wey die for Luxembourg custody. Dis na afta one Nigerian man wey dem identify as Daniel Eheri die for di custody of Luxembourg Police, Grand-Ducale, according to NIDCOM. NiDCOM say dem condemn di act and dem go ensure say dem get justice. According to NiDCOM, Nigeria go "demand for investigation into di circumstances wey lead to di death of a Nigerian national Daniel Eheri for di custody of Luxembourg Police, Grand-Ducale." Wetin happun to Eheri Daniel According to Abdur-Rahman Balogun wey be di Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit for NiDCOM, e say dem receive petition from di Nigerian community wey dey Luxembourg ontop Eheri matter. E say di petition wey dem send to di Federal Govment of Nigerian contain request say make dem do urgent investigation into di 'alleged extrajudicial killing' of a Nigerian citizen wey die for custody of di Luxembourg Police. According to di National Coordinator of di Nigerian Community for Luxembourg, Mr Sunday Adekolu, e write say di matter happun for February wen dem arrest Eheri for Luxembourg and e later die for police custody. "According to di petition, Eheri chop arrest for di hand of Luxembourg police on 10 February 2025 while e dey in possession of foodstuffs and dem confam am dead by di following day," according to di petition. Di Nigerian community for Luxembourg say di authorities for dia now give any explanation of wetin cause di death of di Nigerian. "Di late Eheri Daniel na Nigerian wit an untainted record for Luxembourg and a residence permit holder," Adekolu tok. Adekolu also add say di Nigeria Ambassador to Belgium, Ambassador Obinna Chiedu Onowu wey im coverage include Luxembourg bin write two letters concerning di case but e no receive any response. "We, di Nigerian Community for Luxembourg, do hereby seek your urgent assistance on di matter, to put records for right perspectives, to persuade di Luxembourg Police Grand-Ducale to conduct autopsy for di bodi of Eheri Daniel. Wetin Nigeria goment go do Adekolu bin call on di Nigerian govment say make dem chook mouth into di matter so dis kain issue no go happun again. As di Nigerian community for Luxembourg bin write petition to di Nigerian Govment, dem say make NiDCOM press di Luxembourg police to conduct an autopsy. Howeva, according to di statement by di Director of Media and Public Relations of NIDCOM, e say di chairman of di commission Abike Dabiri-Erewa, condemn di allegation of di death of a Nigerian ' for di custody of di Police authorities' for Luxembourg. "Dabiri-Erewa condole wit di family of di deceased as well as Nigerian Community for Luxembourg say di Commission go work wit oda stakeholders and ensure say justice dey served," di statement tok. According to NiDCOM, dem go work wit di Nigerian Embassy for di kontri wey di incident happun so dem go fit demand for thorough investigation into di matter.
