First case concerning patients’ deaths at the Poiana Mare Psychiatric Hospital communicated to the Romanian Government by the European Court of Human Rights
7th July

INTERIGHTS press release in response to the European Court of Human Rights communicating the case of The Centre for Legal Resources on behalf of Valentin Campeanu v Romania to the Romanian Government on 7 June 2011.
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The European Court of Human Rights confirms the European Convention on Human Rights applies outside states’ territories
7th July

INTERIGHTS press release in response to the judgment in Al-Skeini and Others v the United Kingdom from the European Court of Human Rights
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Press Release: Polish PM must raise CIA secret prison with Obama
27th May

Press release from the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, INTERIGHTS and Reprieve calling on Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk to raise the issue of the CIA's secret prison in Poland with President Obama.
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Libya: African Rights Court Issues First Ruling Against a State
31st March

The Libyan government should immediately comply with the first binding ruling against a state by the newly operational African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the Egyptian Initiative on Personal Rights (EIPR), Human Rights Watch, and INTERIGHTS said today.
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Baltasar Garzón v Spain: INTERIGHTS files petition on behalf of Garzón to the European Court of Human Rights
24th March

Judge Garzón yesterday brought a case to the European Court of Human Rights challenging the lawfulness of his criminal prosecution in Spain for having opened an investigation into serious crimes committed during the Franco era, following a request by families and representatives of victims of the regime. The case presented by INTERIGHTS argues that this prosecution of a judge for his interpretations of the law is a violation of several of Judge Garzon's rights under the Convention, and that it infringes the cardinal principle of judicial independence that underpins human rights protection and the rule of law.
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Baltasar Garzón Real y España: El juez español, Baltasar Garzón presentó una demanda ante el Tribunal Europeo de Derechos Humanos cuestionando el procedimiento judicial llevado en su contra en España por la investigación de los crímenes del franquismo
24th March

El juez español, Baltasar Garzón presentó una demanda ante el Tribunal Europeo de Derechos Humanos cuestionando el procedimiento judicial llevado en su contra en España por la investigación de los crímenes del franquismo. En la demanda ante el TEDH, se aduce que el Tribunal Supremo español con la causa abierta contra el juez, se ataca o perjudica la independencia de los jueces, la libertad de interpretación de la ley y por tanto al estado de derecho al dejar indefensas a las víctimas.
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Landmark judgment from European Court of Human Rights on the rights of persons living with HIV/AIDS
11th March

On 10 March , in the case of Kiyutin v Russia, the European Court of Human Rights held that refusing a residence permit to a foreign national solely on the basis of their HIV-positive status amounted to unlawful discrimination. This landmark case is a significant boost to the rights of persons living with HIV/AIDS (‘PLHIV’) in Europe, as the judgment contains two important ‘firsts’: not only has it explicitly recognised that PLHIV are protected as a distinct group against discrimination in relation to their fundamental rights; but it has also recognised that PLHIV are a ‘vulnerable group’ and any restriction of their rights attracts a higher degree of scrutiny on the part of the European Court.
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African Commission urged to take on groundbreaking extraordinary rendition case
28th February

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights should require Djibouti to answer for abuses it committed as part of the CIA’s secret detention and rendition programme, said the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice (CHRGJ) at NYU School of Law and INTERIGHTS in a legal filing on 28 February 2011.
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Libya: Africa's human rights body should act now
24th February

The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights should impose immediate measures on the Libyan government to end the massive human rights abuses occurring throughout the country, the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), Human Rights Watch, and INTERIGHTS said today. The three human rights organisations submitted a joint request to the Commission asking it to act on Libya during its meeting in Banjul, Gambia, which began on 23 February 2011.
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The situation in Egypt
1st February

The current situation in Egypt is unfolding rapidly. INTERIGHTS submitted a request to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights on 1 February 2011 to urge that the State of Egypt take urgent provisional measures to protect human rights in respect of the ongoing serious violations currently taking place in the country. The request was submitted in collaboration with the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), an Egypt based human rights organisation.
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