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ECtHR Finds "Systemic" Problem on Pre-trial Detention in Russia
March 31, 2016
Finding that Russia's practice of keeping a defendant in custody without sufficient reasons has been "the subject of recurrent and numerous complaints," the European Court of Human Rights ("ECtHR") called on the country in a recent case to continue efforts to solve problems with pre-trial detention, including by implementing relevant recommendations from the Council of Europe.
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FRA Hosts Meeting on Border Control Rights Violations
March 31, 2016
The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights ("FRA") recently hosted a meeting with representatives from the EU, UN, border control agencies, and academia to discuss how countries must avoid human rights violations in working with countries outside the EU to implement border control measures.
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UK Official: EU Rules Ease Entry by Terror Suspects
March 30, 2016
UK Under Secretary of State for Justice Dominic Raab has warned that EU rules have made the bar for border security to deny the entry into Britain of suspected terrorists and criminals "impossibly high" and argued that deporting foreign criminals would be easier if Britain opts to leave the EU.
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Neighbors Invoke ECHR Right in Treehouse Dispute
March 30, 2016
The Independent reports that neighbors of British film director Jasmine Dellal are complaining that a treehouse she built on her property violates their right to "private and family life" under the UK Human Rights Act, which gives domestic legal effect to the European Convention on Human Rights ("ECHR").
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EU Reviews "Geoblocking" by Online Content Providers
March 30, 2016
Reuters reports that the European Commission is reviewing the antitrust implications of the practice by online content providers of "geoblocking," or restricting access to content by users in certain countries, finding that it might violate EU rules prohibiting "anti-competitive behaviour."
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