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Evidencing Pushbacks at borders of CoE Member States: Third Party Intervention in A.A.N. and Others v. Greece
By Grażyna Baranowska1, Marie-Bénédicte Dembour2 and Isabel Kienzle3 This post, an output of the DISSECT’s project, is concomitantly being published on the Strasbourg Observers blog. Regularly operated at many borders of CoE member states, pushbacks are problematic practices from a human rights perspective. They generally violate the principle of non-refoulement under Article 3 ECHR asContinue…
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Pushing states to evidence pushbacks: Lessons from MH v. Croatia for intersecting domestic criminal law and international human rights
By Irina Fehr1 and Jill Alpes2 A ‘pushback’ refers to the forcible expulsion of individuals from a country without considering their specific circumstances, denying them the chance to seek international protection, often accompanied by violence and excessive force. Although pushback practices may also constitute crimes, human rights-based pushback litigation is predominant. In this blogpost, weContinue…
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Bódi and Others v Hungary: when the Court’s focus on the volume of procedures speaks volumes about its stance on antigypsyism
By Emma Várnagy [This post first appeared on Strasbourg Observers] Introduction In this blog post, I discuss the case of Bódi and Others v Hungary (App.no.29554/17) declared inadmissible by the Court. The decision concerns the investigation of an anti-Roma hate crime with the potential involvement of a police officer. It is a disappointing decision becauseContinue…
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