New Project for Improving the Impact of ECtHR Judgments in Russia and Eastern Partnership Countries

EIN has the pleasure to announce the launch of a new project addressing the non-implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights, in Russia and Eastern Partnership countries.

Through its judgments, the European Court of Human Rights identifies serious gaps in the protection of human rights, democracy and the rule of law. This process should lead to the identification of structural problems and to their resolution through reforms. However, this system now faces a serious challenge, arising from the failure by states to take the action required to resolve problems highlighted by the judgments. This issue is particularly serious in countries East of the EU, as demonstrated by the proportion of leading judgments from the last ten years that are still pending implementation: Russia (88%); Ukraine (63%); Moldova (46%); Armenia (62%); Azerbaijan (96%); Georgia (54%).

EIN will start a new project in July, focusing on improving implementation in these states. We will work with local partners to improve advocacy at the national level for judgment implementation, by sharing best practices, collaborating to identify how best to advance implementation in particular environments, and forming strategies for ongoing work.

EIN is grateful to the Swedish government for its generous financial support of this project.