Article 1 - ​Obligation to respect human rights

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Semenya v. Switzerland [GC], no. 10934/21

10/07/25

Dismissal by the Swiss Federal Supreme Court of a civil-law appeal lodged by a professional athlete against an award rendered by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which rejected her complaint concerning regulations requiring her to lower her natural testosterone level to compete in the women’s category of international competitions.
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Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia [GC], nos. 8019/16 and 3 others

09/07/25

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.
JudgmentLegal Summary


Sumbayev v. Georgia (dec.), no. 45240/22

24/06/25

Post-extradition requests submitted to the Georgian authorities by the Russian Federation and concerning new criminal charges brought against the applicant, who was no longer present on the territory of Georgia.
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