ECHR’S First Decision on Domestic Violence in Ukraine
“We hope this decision will help thousands of Ukrainian women who suffer from domestic violence.” Tomorrow’s Lawyer graduate wins first domestic violence case against Ukraine at the European Court of Human Rights.
On September 3, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in favor of Iryna Levchuk of Rivne, who filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights for failing to meet her obligations to effectively protect her from domestic violence. The ECHR found a violation of the applicant’s right to respect for her private and family life (Article 8 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms).
The applicant’s lawyer was Nataliya Bukhta, a graduate of Season III of the Tomorrow’s Lawyer Program. Mentor support was provided by Nataliya Okhotnikova, a graduate of the previous year of the Program, the speaker of the first training of the Peer-to-Peer project on the practice of filing applications to the European Court of Human Rights.
The Tomorrow’s Lawyer congratulated them on the undoubted success in this case and asked how important this decision was for the legal community.
The full text of the interview is published on the Program web-site and available in Ukrainian.
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