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Greek Woman Elected as Secretary General of European Court of Human Rights
On Tuesday, 53-year-old Marialena Tsirli became the very first woman to become Secretary General of the European Court of Human Rights.
The native of Greece, who was born in Thessaloniki, was sworn in yesterday. Succeeding Briton Rodrick Lindell, she will...
Europe
ECHR Ruling Sparks Fear of EU-Wide Express Migrant Pushbacks
A recent ruling of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the case of two migrants who were pushed-back to Morrocco from Spanish authorities in the Spanish enclave of Melilla in 2014 has caused reactions across the EU.
The...
Greece
ECHR Accuses Greece of Violating Human Rights of Five Minor Migrants
The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that Greece had violated the human rights of five minors aged between 14 and 17 years.
The unaccompanied minors had entered the EU via Greece in 2016, desiring to go to...
Crime
Government to Introduce Bill Making Mufti Islamic Jurists Optional for Muslims
Prime minister Alexis Tsipras said his administration would pass legislation to allow Muslim litigants to opt for a Greek court to resolve family disputes, instead of appealing to Islamic jurists known as muftis.
For family law matters, Greek Muslims generally...
Greece
UK-Based Greek Scientists Help Develop AI 'Judge' that Predicts European Court Rulings
A team of Greek scientists and legal experts based in the United Kingdom have helped to develop a groundbreaking artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that is able to predict the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in...
Europe
Greek Scientists in London Invent ‘Judge’ That Can Predict Court Outcome
Two Greek scientists from the University College of London (UCL) and the University of Sheffield have devised an algorithm that can predict the outcome of complaints filed by applicants to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) with 79...
Crime
EU Court of Human Rights Condemns Greece for Human Trafficking Case
The European Court of Human Rights on Thursday condemned Greece for not taking action to protect a Nigerian woman who was victim of a human trafficking ring that was exploiting her for two years.
Pointing to "police negligence" and "investigation...
Europe
ECHR Rules that Greece Violated Human Rights
European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Greece has violated the human rights of an immigrant from Afghanistan. Greece was sentenced for keeping a minor refugee from Afghanistan in a migrant holding center under unacceptable living conditions, along...
Europe
ECHR Orders Turkey To Compensate 2 Greeks
With a historic decision, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has obligated Turkey to pay a five-million euros compensation to two Greek citizens for material damage.
The court ordered Turkey to pay the applicants, Ioannis Fokas and Evangelos Fokas,...
Crime
Anarchist Suspect Says Held Unlawfully
The lawyers of Greek terrorist suspect Kostas Sakkas held a press conference to denounce what they said was his unlawful detention by the government and said they would take his case to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).
Greek...