ECtHR acknowledged the decision to claim 73 Russian NGOs, including Memorial, Agora and Levada Center. The court argues that Russian law on “foreign agents” violates Art. 11 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights.
The European Court of Human Rights recognized the decision in the appeal of 73 Russian NGOs, including Memorial, Agora and Levada Center. ECtHR argues that Russian law on “foreign agents” violates Art. 11 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights, the ECtHR said. The Deutsche Welle report.
Each organization was awarded compensation in the amount of 10 thousand euros, as well as compensation for legal costs.
The Strasbourg court indicated that the application of the law to “foreign agents” led to the imposition of administrative fines, financial costs, restrictions on the activities of NGOs, as well as the initiation of a criminal case. against the leader of one of them. In addition, for violating the requirements under this law, many organizations acting as plaintiffs have been liquidated or forced to self-liquidate because of their inability to pay fines and to avoid new step, the decision note.
But the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that Russia does not comply with the decisions of the ECtHR.
“There can be no comment here after our well -known document, signed by the president. The Russian Federation is no longer complying with these decisions,” he said.
Recall that on June 11, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on non -implementation of ECtHR judgments issued after March 15, 2022. According to the new rule, the payment of monetary compensation in compliance with ECtHR decision, issued before March 15, can be made exclusively in rubles and on accounts only in Russian banks. Strasbourg court decisions will no longer be the basis for reviewing decisions made by Russian courts.
As you know, on March 16, Russia was expelled from the Council of Europe because of the war waged by the Kremlin against Ukraine.
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