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Complaints Against Slovakia at European Court of Human Rights Rising
Wednesday 07 April 2010 Zoom in | Print page
Bratislava, April 7 (TASR) - The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) awarded €512,425 to Slovak plaintiffs last year, states a report on the activities of the Slovak representation at the ECHR, which was acknowledged by the Government on Wednesday.
The ECHR decided in 38 cases against Slovakia in 2009, most often due to violations of the right to a fair trial. In another ten cases a settlement was agreed between the Slovak Government and the plaintiffs.
A considerable increase was seen in the number of submitted complaints against Slovakia in 2009 when compared to 2008. This was mainly due to inappropriate delays in court trials.
In addition, the number of complaints that were rejected by the ECHR or deleted from the list without notifying the Government fell. The ECHR registered 1,360 unhandled complaints against Slovakia at the end of 2009.
The Justice Ministry pointed to the urgent need to resolve various practical problems present for several years when it comes to the status and activities of the Slovak representation at the ECHR. The ministry has therefore drawn up an amending proposal concerning the matter, which should, according to the submitters, improve the quality of the office of the Slovak representatives. Last year the post was held by Marica Pirosikova with Miroslava Balintova as co-representative.
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