EIN holds first consultations with civil society

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EIN consultations with NGOs from across the Council of Europe countries in Istanbul, Turkey.

On 11-12 April 2016, the European Implementation Network (EIN), with the support of the Consulate General of Sweden in Istanbul, convened its first meeting with civil society from across the Council of Europe (CoE) countries in Istanbul, Turkey. Over two days, 30 human rights lawyers from 23 litigating NGOs in 14 CoE countries shared their experiences and good practices in pressing for the implementation of European Court of Human Rights’ judgments.  NGOs explored strategies to maximize their efforts and enhance their advocacy on implementation at the national level and with Strasbourg-based institutions.

 “The meeting provided a good opportunity for us to present the work of the European Implementation Network to litigating NGOs from across the CoE and receive their input on the draft EIN strategy, which is primarily aimed at supporting and enhancing their implementation efforts", said Dr Başak Çalı, Director of Judgment Watch. 

The participants collectively reviewed the proposed EIN’s program of work and revised the EIN strategy for 2016-2020, which was subsequently endorsed by individual partners.

The EIN meeting report summarizing the key discussions and findings on implementation can be found here.

JW Director on how the Council of Europe can play a role in protection freedom of expression for journalists

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In this Council of Europe video interview, Judgment Watch Director Dr Başak Çalı discusses how the Council of Europe can play a role in protecting freedom of expression. The interview was held in connection with the Council of Europe conference on Freedom of expression on 13-14 OCtober 2015. http://bit.ly/1L7DdWI

 

PACE committee identifies major problems of implementation in nine CoE member States

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The PACE Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights has, in its eighth report on the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights, identified major problems of implementation in the nine ember States with the highest numbers of unenforced judgments (Italy, Turkey, the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Romania, Greece, Poland, Hungary and Bulgaria). The report will be debated by the Parliamentary Assembly, at its plenary session on Wednesday 30 September 2015. The report can be accessed here: http://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref-DocDetails-EN.asp?fileid=22005&lang=EN

 

 

 

Well-attended briefing on implementation of judgments

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On 11 September 2015, the European Implementation Network and Open Society Justice Initiative convened a joint briefing for Permanent Representations to the Council of Europe in view of the forthcoming human rights meeting for the Committee of Ministers on 22 - 24 September 2015. Information and updates from civil society on the implementation of the following European Court judgments were provided: Al Nashiri v. Poland (Application No. 28761/11), Genderdoc-M v. Moldova (Application No. 9106/06), Ilgar Mammadov v. Azerbaijan (Application No. 15172/13), Mahmudov and Agazade Group v. Azerbaijan (Application No. 35877/04), Namat Aliyev v. Azerbaijan (Application No. 18705/06), Insanov v. Azerbaijan (Application No. 16133/08), Bati and Others v. Turkey (Application No. 33097/96) and Khashiyev and Akayeva v. Russia (Application No. 57942/00). Approximately 40 people attended the briefing held at the Centre Culturel St Thomas, in Strasbourg.  

European Implementation Network co-hosts briefing for Permanent Representations to the Council of Europe

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On 11 September 2015, the Open Society Justice Initiative and the European Implementation Network jointly hosted a civil society briefing for Permanent Representations to the Council of Europe in advance of the forthcoming CM-DH. The following cases were briefed:

Al Nashiri v. Poland (Application No. 28761/11)
Speaker: Amrit Singh, Open Society Justice Initiative

Genderdoc-M v. Moldova (Application No. 9106/06)
Speaker: Doina Ioana Straisteanu, Human Rights Lawyer and Member of the Equality Council in Moldova

Ilgar Mammadov v. Azerbaijan (Application No. 15172/13)
Mahmudov and Agazade Group v. Azerbaijan (Application No. 35877/04)
Namat Aliyev v. Azerbaijan (Application No. 18705/06)  
Insanov v. Azerbaijan (Application No. 16133/08)
Speaker: Gulnara Akhundova, International Media Support

Bati and Others v. Turkey (Application No. 33097/96)
Speakers: Kerem Altiparmak, University of Ankara and Feray Salman, Human Rights Joint Platform

Khashiyev and Akayeva v. Russia (Application No. 57942/00)
Speaker: Joanna Evans, European Human Rights Advocacy Centre

 

 

As NGOs present at the Brussels conference on the implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights, we welcome the draft Declaration’s deadline of June 2016

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As NGOs present at the Brussels conference on the implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights, we welcome the draft Declaration’s deadline of June 2016 to improve the execution of the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights, but regret that it does not set out the specific measures that states and the Committee of Ministers should take to improve implementation. [click here to read the whole declaration]

Report: Supervision of the Execution of Judgments and Decisions of the European Court of Human RIghts

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The Council of Europe published the 8th Annual Report of the Committee of Ministers 2014 on Supervision of the Execution of Judgments and Decisions of the European Court of Human Rights on March 23rd stating that “there is a new decrease in the number of pending cases, a considerable increase in the number of judgments executed and also further improvements of the Committee of Ministers’ capacity to respond to the questions under examination.”

 

 

Judgment Watch joins NGO Response to the draft Brussels Declaration on the “Implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights, our shared responsibility”

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Brussels, 27 March 2015: As NGOs present at the Brussels conference on the implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights, we welcome the draft Declaration’s deadline of June 2016 to improve the execution of the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights, but regret that it does not set out the specific measures that states and the Committee of Ministers should take to improve implementation.