Concluding that the applicants in the case of V.M. v. Belgium no longer intended to pursue their application, the Court has struck it out of the list.

The applicants, Serbian nationals of Roma origin, alleged that they had been subjected in Belgium to inhuman and degrading living conditions that had, inter alia, caused the death of their eldest daughter.

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Factsheet: Roma and Travellers

Webcast of the hearing (25/05/2016)

Country profile : Belgium

In the case of Dubská and Krejzová v. the Czech Republic, the Court held that there had been no violation of the Convention.

The case concerned the impossibility for pregnant women to give birth at home with the assistance of a midwife.

Press release Delivery of the judgment

Factsheet: Reproductive Rights

Webcast of the hearing (02/12/2015)

Country profile - Czech Republic

In the case of A and B v. Norway, the Court held that there had been no violation of the Convention. In this case, the applicants complained that they had been convicted and sentenced for tax offences after imposition of tax surcharges in respect of the same facts.

Press release Delivery of the judgment

Factsheet: Taxation Factsheet: Right not to be tried or punished twice

Webcast of the hearing (13/01/2016)

Country profile : Norway

On 17 November 2016, a delegation of the Supreme Court of Algeria, headed by its President, Slimane Boudi, visited the Court. André Potocki, the judge elected in respect of France, also attended the meeting.

On 16 November 2016, Andrzej Duda, President of the Republic of Poland, visited the Court and was received by President Guido Raimondi. Krzysztof Wojtyczek, the judge elected in respect of Poland, and Roderick Liddell, Registrar, also attended the meeting.

On 14 November 2016, Jean-Jacques Urvoas, Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice of France, visited the Court and was received by President Guido Raimondi. Angelika Nußberger, judge elected in respect of Germany, André Potocki, judge elected in respect of France, and Roderick Liddell, Registrar, also attended the meeting.

The Court has declared the application in the case of Mercan v. Turkey inadmissible for failure to exhaust domestic remedies.

The case concerned the placement in pre-trial detention of a judge who was dismissed from her post following the attempted coup d’état of 15 July 2016.

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Press release (in Turkish)

Practical guide on admissibility criteria

Kabul Edilebilirlik Kriterlerini Uygulama Rehberi

The Court held a Grand Chamber hearing in the case of Lopes de Sousa Fernandes v. Portugal.

The case concerns the death of the applicant’s husband following nasal polyp surgery and the subsequent procedures opened for medical negligence.

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Webcast of the hearing

Factsheet - Health

Country profile - Portugal

In November 2016, the Court will be holding hearings concerning Hungary, Portugal and Romania.

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