Ukraine guilty of human rights violations in trade union massacre, top European court finds - The Grayzone
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The court condemned Ukrainian authorities for failing to prevent a fiery 2014 massacre in which dozens of anti-Nazi activists were burned alive – but the judges’ political bias meant victims were implicitly blamed for their fate, and their families received a paltry 15,000 euro payout. The European Court of Human Rights has found the Ukrainian government guilty of committing human rights violations during the May 2, 2014 Odessa massacre, in which dozens of Russian-speaking demonstrators were forced into the city’s […]

The court condemned Ukrainian authorities for failing to prevent a fiery 2014 massacre in which dozens of anti-Nazi activists were burned alive – but the judges’ political bias meant victims were implicitly blamed for their fate, and their families received a paltry 15,000 euro payout.

Archived version: https://archive.is/20250324165607/https://thegrayzone.com/2025/03/24/ukraine-guilty-violations-union-massacre-court/

Judgment: https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng-press#{"itemid":["003-8180839-11477923"]}

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  • Bloomcole@lemm.eeEnglish
    62·
    4 days ago

    Ask a grown up to click on the link that goes directly to the Human Rights Court for you.
    Or try again, arrow over the red letters and push the left button, magic!