Article 13 - Right to an effective remedy
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Serbian-Chinese Friendship Society FDH v. Serbia, no. 54936/20
Prohibition of public protests against the alleged persecution of Falun Gong and its members in China, planned by the applicant society at the time of the Chinese President’s official visit to Serbia.
Judgment
Y.K. v. Croatia, no. 38776/21
Lack of effective domestic remedy with automatic suspensive effect and lack of access to a lawyer to challenge the removal of the applicant, a Turkish national of Kurdish ethnicity, from Croatia.
Judgment
Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia [GC], nos. 8019/16 and 3 others
Four separate inter-State applications lodged against the Russian Federation, concerning the events in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, which began in the spring of 2014 – including the downing of flight MH17 on 17 July 2014 – and events throughout Ukraine from 24 February 2022, i.e., the start of the full-scale military invasion by the Russian Federation.
Judgment | Legal Summary
Key Themes

Related Key Theme(s) from other Article / Transversal Theme pages
Useful Materials

- Right to an effective remedy (no. CDH(70)8)
- Right to an effective remedy (no. DH(57)5)
Useful Links

- Guide to good practice in respect of domestic remedies (adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 18 September 2013)

