European Human Rights Court Continues to Hand Russia Her Ass

You'd think all the journalists and Chechen victims would file one large class action suit. Just a thought.

RFE/RL: STRASBOURG COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF RUSSIAN JOURNALISTS AGAINST THE STATE. The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg ruled on July 31 in favor of 3 Russian journalists and ordered the Russian government to pay compensation. Russian courts previously convicted the 3 on different charges of allegedly slandering government officials. The German weekly "Der Spiegel" of July 30 described the Strasbourg court as a "beacon of hope" for Russians, many of whom have little confidence in their own judicial system. More Russian citizens file cases in Strasbourg than do citizens of any other country belonging to the Council of Europe. Putin has called many of the resulting court rulings politically motivated.