CEDH · PRESS;FORTHCOMINGJUDGMENTS;ENG — 20 avril 2007

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Finland (application no. 17122/02) W. v. Finland (no. 14151/02) The applicants are two Finnish nationals.   Relying on Article 6 §§ 1 and 3 (d) (right to a fair trial) of the European Convention on Human Rights, the applicants complain about the unfairness of proceedings against them concerning sexual abuse of children.   Juha Nuutinen v. Finland (no. 45830/99) The applicant, Juha Nuutinen, is a Finnish national who was born in 1950 and lives in Turku (Finland).   Relying on Article 6 §§ 1 and 3 (a) and (b) (right to a fair trial) of the Convention, Mr   Nuutinen complains about the unfairness of criminal proceedings against him.   V. v. Finland (no. 40412/98) The applicant is a Finnish national born in 1976.   Relying on Article 6 §§ 1, 2 and 3 (b) and (d) (right to a fair trial), the applicant complains about the unfairness of proceedings against him for drug related offences.   Lombardo and Others v. Malta (no. 7333/06) The applicants, Mark Lombardo, Charles Bonello, Alfred Debono and John Zammit, are Maltese nationals who were born in 1966, 1971, 1945 and 1963, respectively. They all live in Malta.   The case concerns an article published in the “ In-Nazzjon Taghna ” by the applicants referring to a disagreement about a road project in Fgura. They were subsequently found guilty of libel and defamation and ordered to pay the Local Council damages.   The applicants rely on Article 10 (freedom of expression).   Asito v. Moldova (no. 40663/98)   Just satisfaction The applicant is an insurance company, ASITO, which is based in Chişinǎu.   In a judgment of 8 November 2005, the Court held unanimously that there had been a violation of Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair hearing) and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 (protection of property) on account of the quashing of two judgments in the applicant company’s favour.   Matyjek v. Poland (no. 38184/03) The applicant, Tadeusz Matyjek, is a Polish national who was born in 1935 and lives in Warsaw.   This case concerns so-called “lustration proceedings”, which aim to expose persons who worked for or collaborated with the State’s security services during the communist period. Mr   Matyjek, who was a member of the Polish Parliament ( Sejm ), was found guilty of having deliberately and secretly collaborated with the secret services and therefore of having lied in his lustration declaration. As a result, he was deprived of his mandate as a Member of Parliament and was banned from being a candidate in elections or from holding any other public office for the next 10 years.   Relying on Article 6, Mr Matyjek complains about the unfairness of the lustration proceedings against him.   Szadejko v. Poland (no. 39031/05) The applicant, Pawel Szadejko, is a Polish national who was born in 1983 and lives in Gdańsk (Poland).   Relying on Article 5 § 3 (right to liberty and security), the applicant complains about the length of his pre-trial detention.   Berecová v. Slovakia (no. 74400/01) The applicant, Adriana Berecová, is a Slovakian national who was born in 1951 and lives in Košice (Slovakia).   Relying on Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life), Ms Berecová complains about the placement of her children in institutional care.     Thursday 26 April 2007   Prischl v. Austria (no. 2881/04) The applicant, Franziska Prischl, is an Austrian national who was born in 1930 and lives in Gerasdorf (Austria).   Relying on Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair hearing within a reasonable time), Ms Prischl complains about the length and unfairness of land consolidation proceedings. She further relies on Article   1 of Protocol   No.   1 (protection of property).   Gebremedhin [Gaberamadhien] v. France (no. 25389/05) The applicant, Asebeha Gebremedhin [Gaberamadhien] is an Eritrean national who was born in 1979 and lives in Paris.   He contends that he would have risked being subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment if he had been sent back to Eritrea. The applicant complains, under Article 13 (right to an effective remedy), in conjunction with Article 3 (prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment), that under French law there is no remedy with suspensive effect against decisions refusing leave to enter or directing removal. He further complains, under Article 5   §   1 (right to liberty and security), that he was unlawfully deprived of liberty.   Saint-Adam and Millot v. France (no. 72038/01)   Just satisfaction The applicants, Jean-Patrick Saint-Adam and his wife Edwige Millot, are French nationals who were born in 1950 and 1965, respectively, and live in Paris.   In a judgment of 2 May 2006 the Court held that there had been a violation of Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair hearing).   Colaço Mestre and SIC – Sociedade Independente de Comunicação S.A. v. Portugal (nos   11182/03 and 11319/03) The applicants are José Manuel Colaço Mestre, a Portuguese national who was born in 1964 and lives in Queluz (Portugal) and the company SIC - Sociedade Independente de Comunicação - a limited company having its registered office in Oeiras. Mr Colaço Mestre is a journalist with the television channel SCI.   The applicants consider that their conviction of defamation constituted interference with their right to freedom of expression secured by Article 10 (freedom of expression).   Chadimová v. Czech Republic (no. 50073/99)   Just satisfaction The applicant, Marta Chadimová, is a Czech national who was born in 1952 and lives in Prague.   In a judgment of 18 April 2006 the Court held that there had been a violation of Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair hearing), Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life) and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 (protection of property).   Patera v. Czech Republic (no. 25326/03) The applicant, Luboš Patera, is a Czech national who was born in 1963 and lives in Bĕleč (Czech Republic).   He relies on Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair hearing within a reasonable time) and Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life).   Laudon v. Germany (no. 14635/03) The applicant, Barbara Laudon, is a German national who was born in 1961 and lives in Frankenthal (Germany).   Relying on Article   6   §   1 (right to a fair hearing within a reasonable time), Ms Laudon complains about the length and unfairness of proceedings in which she claimed damages for medical malpractice.   Gergely v. Romania (no. 57885/00) Kalanyos and Others v. Romania (no. 57884/00) The applicants are four Romanian nationals.   Relying on Articles 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment), 6 § 1 (right to a fair trial), 8 (right to respect for private and family life), 13 (right to an effective remedy) and 14 (prohibition of discrimination), the applicants complain about destruction of their property and the ensuing proceedings before the domestic courts.   Dumitru Popescu v. Romania (no. 1 and no. 2) (nos. 49234/99 and 71525/01) The applicant, Dumitru Popescu, is a Romanian national who was born in 1964. He is currently detained in Rahova prison (Romania).   The applicant complains that he was ill-treated in 1998 during his arrest by police officers in connection with an investigation into cigarette smuggling. He also complains about the tapping of his telephone and the use of transcriptions of his calls as evidence in the criminal proceedings against him. He relies on Article 3 (prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment), Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life) and Article   6   §   1 (right to a fair trial).   Durdan v. Romania (no. 6098/03) The applicant, Ion Durdan, is a Romanian national who was born in 1950 and lives in Drobeta Turnu Severin (Romania).   He relies on Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair hearing) and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 (protection of property).   Konstatinov v. the Netherlands (no. 16351/03) The applicant, Jadranka Konstatinov, who is of Roma origin, was born in 1964 in Rgotina (Serbia). She is currently living in ‘s-Hertogenbosch (the Netherlands).   Relying on Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life), Ms Konstatinov complains about the threat of her being expelled from the Netherlands.   Sylla v. the Netherlands (no. 14683/03)   Just satisfaction The applicant, Béliard Sylla, was born in 1966. At the time of his application to the Court he was serving a prison sentence in the Netherlands.   In a judgment of 6 July 2006, the Court held that there had been a violation of Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman treatment) concerning weekly routine strip-searches to which Mr   Sylla had been subjected while in a maximum-security prison.   Vozhigov v. Russia (no. 5953/02) The applicant, Andrey Valeryevich Vozhigov, is a Russian national who was born in 1974 and lives in Bryansk (Russia).   Relying on Article 6 (right to a fair trial), Mr Vozhigov alleges, in particular, that criminal proceedings against him had not been fair.   Çapan v. Turkey (no. 2) (no. 29849/02) The applicant, Cihan Çapan, is a Turkish national who was born in 1977 and lives in Altdorf (Switzerland). At the material time he was the editor-in-chief of the daily newspaper Özgür Bakiş .   He relies in particular on Article 10 (freedom of expression), Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair hearing), Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 (protection of property) and Article 14 (prohibition of discrimination).   Evrim Çiftçi v. Turkey (no. 2) (no. 39449/98) The applicant, Evrim Çiftçi, is a Turkish national who was born in 1976 and lives in Switzerland. In 1997 she was arrested on suspicion of belonging to an illegal organisation and taken into police custody.   She complains in particular that she was ill-treated while in police custody. She relies on Article 3 (prohibition of torture) and Article 5 (right to liberty and security).   Kemal Kahraman and Ali Kahraman v. Turkey (no. 42104/02) The applicants, Kemal Kahraman and Ali Kahraman, are Turkish nationals who were born in 1967 and 1972, respectively. They are both serving prison sentences in Eskişehir (Turkey).   Relying, in particular, on Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair trial) and § 3 (c) (right to legal assistance of own choosing), the applicants complain about the unfairness of proceedings against them for insurrection against the prison administration.   Üçak and Others v. Turkey (nos 75527/01 and 11837/02) The applicants, Besra Üçak, Güllişah Kargılı, Hayreddin Dağlı and Cüneyd Dağlı, are Turkish nationals who were born in 1970, 1969, 1970 and 1954 and live in Diyarbakır (Turkey).   The applicants allege that the authorities failed to carry out an effective investigation into the disappearance of their husband or brother, A.İ. Dağlı, after his arrest. They rely on Article 2 (right to life), Article 6 (right to a fair hearing) and Article 13 (right to an effective remedy).     Repetitive cases   Erbiceanu v. Romania (no. 24959/02) Funke v. Romania (no. 16891/02) Mihai Alexandru Ion Erbiceanu is a Romanian national who was born in 1944 and lives in Bucharest. Ana Elisabeta Maria Funke is a German national who was born in 1931 and lives in Strasbourg (France).   They rely on Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 (protection of property). Ms Funke also relies on Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair hearing).   Salduz v. Turkey (no. 36391/02) The applicant, Yusuf Salduz, is a Turkish national who was born in 1984 and is living in Izmir (Turkey).   Relying on Article 6 §§ 1 and 3 (c) (right to a fair trial), Mr Salduz complains about the unfairness of proceedings against him for aiding and abetting the PKK.   Kozyyakova and Gureyev v. Russia (no. 16108/06) Aleksandr Shevchenko v. Ukraine (no. 8371/02) Girya and Others v. Ukraine (no. 17787/02) Kolosenko v. Ukraine (no. 40200/02) Strateychuk v. Ukraine (no. 25543/02) The applicants are two Russian nationals and 15 Ukrainian nationals.   Relying on Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair hearing) and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 (protection of property), the applicants complain that judgments given in their favour were either not enforced in good time or not enforced at all. In the case of Aleksandr Shevchenko v. Ukraine , the applicant also relies on Article 13 (right to an effective remedy).   Length-of-proceedings cases   In the following cases, the applicants, relying on Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair hearing within a reasonable time), complain, in particular, about the excessive length of (non-criminal) proceedings.   Makropoulou and Others v. Greece (no. 646/05) Psarakis v. Greece (no. 624/05)   ***   Press contacts Emma Hellyer (telephone: 00 33 (0)3 90 21 42 15) Stéphanie Klein (telephone: 00 33 (0)3 88 41 21 54) Beverley Jacobs (telephone: 00 33 (0)3 90 21 54 21) Tracey Turner-Tretz (telephone : 00 33 (0)3 88 41 35 30)   The European Court of Human Rights was set up in Strasbourg by the Council of Europe Member States in 1959 to deal with alleged violations of the 1950 European Convention on Human Rights.