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• Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) supported Latvias appeal in the case against former Red Partisan Vasilij Kononov
• Media widely report about the reaction of the Latvian and Russian Ministries of Foreign Affairs to the ECtHR judgment
• Administrative Court of Riga District issued a ruling in favour of a Latvian non-citizen disputing calculation of the total length of service

Yesterday, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) supported Latvia’s appeal in the case against the former Red Partisan Vasilij Kononov. The Grand Chamber, by 14 votes to three, ruled that Vasilij Kononov’s conviction of war crimes during WWII did not violate Article 7 (no punishment without law) of the European Convention of Human Rights. In an earlier judgment in 2008, ECtHR established that Latvia had violated Article 7 and awarded Mr. Kononov EUR 30,000 in compensation for moral damages. In 2009 the case was referred to the Grand Chamber at the Latvian government’s request. Vasilij Kononov is planning to seek the revision of the entire case.

Yesterday, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) supported Latvias appeal in the case against the former Red Partisan Vasilij Kononov. The Grand Chamber, by 14 votes to three, ruled that Vasilij Kononovs conviction of war crimes during WWII did not violate Article 7 (no punishment without law) of the European Convention of Human Rights. In an earlier judgment in 2008, ECtHR established that Latvia had violated Article 7 and awarded Mr. Kononov EUR 30,000 in compensation for moral damages. In 2009 the case was referred to the Grand Chamber at the Latvian governments request. Vasilij Kononov is planning to seek the revision of the entire case. Chas, Vesti Segodnya, Telegraf, Diena, Latvijas Avize, Neatkariga

Full judgment is available at the ECtHR home page:

Full judgment is available at the ECtHR home page: http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=867803&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649

Newspapers widely report about the reaction of the Latvian and Russian Ministries of Foreign Affairs and officials to the ECtHR judgement in Kononov’s case.

Newspapers widely report about the reaction of the Latvian and Russian Ministries of Foreign Affairs and officials to the ECtHR judgement in Kononovs case. Chas, Vesti Segodnya, Telegraf, Diena, Latvijas Avize, Neatkariga

The Riga Administrative District Court issued a ruling in favour of a Latvian non-citizen disputing the decision of the State Social Security Agency not to include the time worked in the Ukraine in the total length of service, which resulted in the decrease of the amount of unemployment benefit. The Court has ordered the agency to re-calculate the total length of service and include the years worked in the Ukraine, and to pay the remaining sum.

The Riga Administrative District Court issued a ruling in favour of a Latvian non-citizen disputing the decision of the State Social Security Agency not to include the time worked in the Ukraine in the total length of service, which resulted in the decrease of the amount of unemployment benefit. The Court has ordered the agency to re-calculate the total length of service and include the years worked in the Ukraine, and to pay the remaining sum. Vesti Segodnya