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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Molly Quell and Namita Singh

European court finds Russia responsible for human rights abuses during Ukraine invasion

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has delivered damning judgments against Russia on Wednesday, finding it responsible for human rights violations during its invasion of Ukraine and the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17.

Judges at the ECHR in Strasbourg, Europe’s top human rights court, ruled on four cases in what is the first instance of an international court adjudicating Russian culpability for the wider conflict in Ukraine dating from 2014. The cases were brought by Ukraine and the Netherlands against Russia.

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