Greenpeace sues Russia in Europe rights court

[JURIST] The environmental advocacy organization Greenpeace International [advocacy website] on Monday filed a lawsuit against Russia in the European Court of Human Rights [official website] on behalf of the Arctic 30 [Greenpeace backgrounder], a group of Greenpeace activists who spent two months in a Russian jail following a peaceful protest against drilling in the Arctic. Greenpeace is requesting [press release] "just compensation" for the Arctic 30 as well as a declaration by the court that Russia's apprehension and detention of...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2014/03/greenpeace-sues-russia-in-europe-rights-court.php

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