Strasbourg Court Finds Violation of Article 3 in the First Macedonian Roma Torture Case
Strasbourg Court Finds Violation of Article 3 in the First Macedonian Roma Torture Case
Author(s): Anita DankaSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: European Roma Rights Center
Summary/Abstract: In a judgment announced on 15 February 2007, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Macedonia violated Article 3 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR), in connection with the ill-treatment by the police of Mr Pejrusan Jasar, a Macedonian national of Romani ethnic origin. [....]
Journal: Roma Rights Quarterly
- Issue Year: 2007
- Issue No: 1-2
- Page Range: 67-70
- Page Count: 4
- Language: English