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Strasbourg Court condemns Ukraine over Maidan repression
Authorities deliberately acted against demonstrators
21 January, 15:50
(ANSA) - STRASBOURG, 21 GEN - The European Court of Human
Rights has condemned Ukraine for deliberately violating human
rights during the demonstrations in Maidan Square between
November 2013 and February 2014. The Strasbourg Court's ruling
regards the appeals of numerous demonstrators who accused the
authorities of ill-treatment, torture, murder, arbitrary
arrests, and ultimately violating their right to protest. In the
ruling, the Court accepted the majority of appeals and
accusations.
The Strasbourg judges wrote that "the "Ukrainian authorities deliberately inflicted ill-treatment upon the demonstrators and were responsible for the death of one of them." According to the Court, the violations committed were part of a "strategy." (ANSA).
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The Strasbourg judges wrote that "the "Ukrainian authorities deliberately inflicted ill-treatment upon the demonstrators and were responsible for the death of one of them." According to the Court, the violations committed were part of a "strategy." (ANSA).
