ECHR: Low conviction rate for Cyprus
Cyprus, along with Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, Belgium, San Marino and the Czech Republic, ranks low in the list of countries found guilty of human rights violations by the European Court of Human Rights. Cyprus features in the last places among the 47 member-states of the Council of Europe which have been convicted by the European Court for at least one human right violation.
Turkey tops the bill with 159 convictions in as many cases, followed by Russia with 121, Ukraine with 105 and Greece with 69. Romania with 58 and Poland complete the first six spots of the ECHR statistics for 2011. The statistics as well as the Court's activities for 2011 were presented by the ECHR President Nicolas Bratza.
''Human rights, the rule of law and justice seem to be slipping down the political agenda in the current economic climate. It is in times like these that we must remember that human rights are not a luxury and that the burden of their protection must be a shared one,'' said Bratza. He added ''we must continue to ensure that the Court remains strong, independent and courageous in its defence of the European Convention on Human Rights.''
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So nobody is shocked that Turkey ranks the worst HR abuser even though Erdogan was the recipient of the Gaddafi Human Rights award???
