The ECHR communicated complaints from the crew of the Arctic Sunrise

The European Court of Human Rights has communicated a complaint by crew members of the Greenpeace Arctic Sunrise to unlawful detention, arrest and interference with freedom of expression. The court invited the Russian authorities to present their own position on the case. about this telegram channel . writes Pavel Chikov, head of the Agora international human rights group,

30 applicants from 17 countries are asking the ECtHR to recognize violations of Articles 5 and 10 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. All applicants for illegal detention and arrest, two journalists - for violation of their right to collect and disseminate information about protests against oil production in the Arctic, the remaining 28 - for violation of the right to peaceful protest.

• On September 18, 2013, crew members of the Greenpeace Arctic Sunrise attempted to stage a protest on the Prirazlomnaya offshore platform. However, the ship, which was at that moment outside the territorial waters of Russia, was seized by armed Russian border guards and taken in tow to the port of Murmansk. The 30 people on board, including four Russians, were taken into custody and sent to a pre-trial detention center in Murmansk, and then in St. Petersburg. A criminal case was opened against them, first for “piracy” (Article 227 of the Criminal Code), but then the charge was reclassified as “hooliganism” (Article 213 of the Criminal Code). At the end of November 2013, the protesters were released on bail and then amnestied.
• According to the decision of the International Arbitration, established through the mediation of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague, Russia is obliged to pay almost 5.4 million euros in compensation to the Netherlands for the detention and arrest of the vessel Greenpeace Arctic Sunrise in 2013.