Ukraine violated Tymoshenko’s rights – European court

On 30 April 2013 BBC News reported that the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Ukraine's pre-trial detention of ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in 2011 was 'arbitrary and unlawful' and her right to a legal review was violated'.

Tymoshenko, still in jail during the decision, also alleged physical mistreatment, but that complaint was not upheld by the ECHR.

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ESO: Background Information: Window of opportunity is closing, EU ministers warn Ukraine http://www.europeansources.info/record/window-of-opportunity-is-closing-eu-ministers-warn-ukraine/

France 24, 30.04.13: EU rights court rules Tymoshenko's detention unlawful http://www.france24.com/en/20130430-eu-human-rights-court-rules-tymoshenko-detention-unlawful-ukraine

Deutsche Welle, 30.04.13: European Court of Human Rights rules on Tymoshenko http://www.dw.de/european-court-of-human-rights-rules-on-tymoshenko/a-16780591

Blog: Public Service Europe, 30.04.13: Tymoshenko detention 'arbitrary' says European court http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3413/tymoshenko-detention-arbitrary-says-european-court

ESO: Background information: Tymoshenko lawyers plea for help from European court http://www.europeansources.info/record/tymoshenko-lawyers-plea-for-help-from-european-court/

ECHR: Press Release, No.136, 2013: Former Prime Minister of Ukraine was arbitrarily detained http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/sites/eng-press/pages/search.aspx?i=003-4343134-5208270

EUObserver, 01.05.13: Court ruling is 'test' of Yanukovych's EU intentions http://euobserver.com/foreign/119996

EurActiv, 02.05.13: Court decision prompts fresh EU calls to free Tymoshenko http://www.euractiv.com/europes-east/european-court-decision-prompts-news-519475

Deutsche Welle, 30.04.13: Human rights court backs Tymoshenko http://www.dw.de/human-rights-court-backs-tymoshenko/a-16782492

Gazeta Wyborcza, 02.05.13: ‘Strasbourg backs Yulia’ (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief/3739691-strasbourg-backs-yulia

EU: EEAS: Press Release, A232/13: Joint Statement by EU High Representative, Catherine Ashton, and Commissioner Stefan Füle on today’s judgement by the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Tymoshenko v. Ukraine http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_Data/docs/pressdata/EN/foraff/136966.pdf

EUISS: Alert, 06.05.13: The Tymoshenko case http://www.iss.europa.eu/publications/detail/article/the-tymoshenko-case/

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