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ECHR postpones hearing of case 'Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia' to Jan 26
KYIV. Nov 16 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has postponed the admissibility hearing in Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia (nos. 8019/16, 43800/14 and 28525/20) concerning events in eastern Ukraine, including the downing of flight MH17, on January 26, 2022, the ECHR said on its website.
"The hearing was due to take place on November 24, 2021. The postponement is the consequence of the recent withdrawal from the case of the ad hoc judge appointed in respect of the Russian Federation," the ECHR said in a press release on the website.
It is indicated that this case includes three interstate claims. In particular, Ukraine v. Russia (in relation to eastern Ukraine) (No.8019/16) concerning Ukraine’s allegations of Russia’s violation of the European Convention on Human Rights resulting from the conflict in eastern Ukraine in 2014, Ukraine v. Russia (II) (No.43800/14), filed on 13 June 2014 regarding the alleged abduction of three groups of children in eastern Ukraine between June and August 2014 and their temporary transfer to Russia, as well as Netherlands v. Russia (No.28525/20), filed on July 10, 2020, on July 17, 2014, the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine, killing 298 people, including 196 Dutch citizens.
