https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/exhumation-ordered-as-family-seeks-truth
A local judge in Limassol has ordered the exhumation of the remains of a conscript soldier, whose death in 2005 was ruled a suicide but contested by his family, with the order coinciding with the visit of a Greek forensic examiner who has shown interest in the case...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-fm-expresses-grave-concern-over-turkey
The Cyprus Foreign Minister, Nikos Christodoulides, stressed before his Council of Europe counterparts on Wednesday the need for a full implementation of European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) judgments, including the Interstate Case of Cyprus against Turkey, while expressing his grave concern for the escalating Turkish provocations against Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/roxy-s-charo-takes-cyprus-to-echr
A Dominican woman, who was recognized as a sex trafficking victim after her ordeal in the capital’s Roxy strip club over a decade ago, is taking the Republic of Cyprus to the European Court of Human Rights, after the country’s Supreme Court sided with a lower court judge who threw out her lawsuit seeking damages...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/echr-asks-cyprus-to-explain-boat-incidents
The European Court of Human Rights has asked the government of the Republic of Cyprus to answer questions concerning recent refoulement of undocumented travelers at sea, in response to a request of an interim measure from a local attorney handling another case...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-deploys-1-000-police-at-greek-border-to-stem-pushback-of-migrants
Turkey is deploying 1,000 special police forces along its border with Greece on Thursday to halt the pushback of migrants toward its territory, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said, adding that 164 migrants had been wounded by Greek authorities....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mother-says-state-‘dishonest-in-son-s-death
A woman in Cyprus is accusing the state of a cover-up in her son’s death, saying a recent ECHR judgment reprimanding the Republic over an 'inadequate investigation' was not enough and she was demanding to know the whole truth...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/british-teen-flies-back-home
The British teen, who is said to be appealing her conviction in the Ayia Napa rape case, has flown back home after what she described as a 'nightmare' in Cyprus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/critics-pounce-on-ayia-napa-verdict
The British teen who was found guilty of lying to Ayia Napa police about being raped is determined to take the case to the Supreme Court while the verdict has fueled even more debate in Cyprus and around the world...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/loizidou-presents-photo-evidence-to-strasbourg-to-counter-turkish-efforts-to-close-her-case
Cypriot applicant Tititna Loizidou insists on getting back her property in the Turkish-occupied part of Cyprus and repeats her objection to the closure of her case at the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. In a letter on Friday to the Strasbourg-based human rights organization, Loizidou also attaches photo evidence of her 10 immovable properties, in an effort to counter the Turkish demand to close the individual measures at the Committee’s next meeting, in June....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-scolded-for-unlawful-detention
ECHR orders Cyprus to pay €30,000 in damages for the unlawful detention and degrading treatment of an Iranian national, mounting more pressure as MP's are debating a new asylum bill currently stuck under review...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/legislators-in-stalemate-over-asylum-bill
Members of parliament are up in arms over an asylum bill amendment aimed at banning automatic deportations for refugees who file for protection out of fear of their life...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israeli-organ-trafficker-walks-free-in-cyprus
An Israeli man convicted of international human organ trafficking walked free on Tuesday, after Russian authorities failed to challenge a Larnaca judge who dismissed an extradition request...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/attorney-general-speaks-to-kathimerini
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-to-pay-damages-in-guzelyurtlu-case
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights issued a final ruling in the Guzelyurtlu case against Turkey and Turkish Cypriot authorities in the north, holding both financially liable while clearing the Republic of Cyprus over lack of cooperation allegations...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/grand-chamber-to-rule-in-guzelyurtlu-case
The European Court of Hunan Rights will deliver a Grand Chamber judgment next week in the Guzelyurtlu case, with experts anticipating a more direct ruling this time...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/supreme-court-meets-amid-allegations
The Supreme Court is scrambling to address bombshell allegations of bias and special interests, while the government says it does not want to interfere out of respect of separation of powers...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/attorney-asked-to-prove-bombshell-allegations
Attorney Nicos Clerides is being asked to show proof in writing of allegations he made last month regarding children of Supreme Court judges and special interests...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/woman-wins-case-against-cyprus
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled against Cyprus in a case where a Vietnamese woman had complained about the conditions of her detention back in 2012, awarding €10,500 in total damages...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/outspoken-attorney-slams-judge
High-powered attorney Loukis Loucaides is calling on a Larnaca judge to step down, questioning her competence and accusing her of taking irregular steps when she handed him a four month suspended sentence...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-extradites-egyptian-hijacker
The lawyer of Egyptian hijacker Mostafa Emam, who was extradited by Cyprus authorities after he withdrew his case with the European Court of Human Rights, says her client gave up after succumbing to pressure in a Nicosia prison...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/former-judge-points-fingers-at-the-establishment
Former ECHR judge Loukis Loucaides says police abuse and corruption are part of a systemic problem in Cyprus that cannot change until those at the top who hold political office stand up and follow the letter of the law...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/echr-hands-down-mixed-decision-on-cyprus
The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that Cyprus did not violate the freedom of three men who were deported in 2011, while the decision criticised the Republic for denying them a speedy inquiry as to the legality of their detention...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-cries-foul-over-loizidou-case
Turkey says it will no longer attend the Committee of Ministers at the Council of Europe until the Titina Loizidou case file is officially closed, citing €1 million payment to her back in 2003...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-found-guilty-of-abusing-man-in-custody
The Republic of Cyprus will have to pay €25,000 to a Canadian citizen, following a decision by the European Court of Human Rights that found he was abused while in police custody and authorities did not carry out an effective investigation into his complaint...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-pays-greek-cypriot-damages-relating-to-property-in-north
Turkey has paid, through the Council of Europe, a Greek Cypriot non – pecuniary damages, plus legal expenses, in addition to VAT in the order of €14,526.75 in line with a European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) judgment...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-cypriot-seeks-immediate-restoration-of-his-property-in-north
A Greek Cypriot has called on the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe to secure the immediate execution of a European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruling, relating to his property in the Turkish-held north...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/property-owners-turn-to-strasbourg-over-ipc-ineffectiveness
Greek Cypriots with property in Turkish-held in Famagusta and Kyrenia, call on the Council of Europe to look into their cases, due to the ineffectiveness of the immovable property commission (IPC) which has no jurisdiction in properties located inside “military areas”....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/echr-rules-against-cyprus
The European Court of Human Rights upheld a complaint against Cyprus with four votes in favour and three against, where a Polish inmate accused the state of inhumane treatment....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-and-turkey-before-the-grand-chamber
An unsolved murder case is going before the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights on Wednesday, with Cyprus and Turkey being accused of refusing to cooperate to solve the crime, despite both Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots carrying out separate investigations. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-justice-fails-to-deliver
Former Attorney General Alecos Markides says the judicial system in the Republic of Cyprus has not adapted to the demands of the modern state, pointing out a number of failures from inexperienced judges to a lack of check and balances. ...