Court approves Russia human rights trial over downing of flight MH17

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Judges rule Russia eligible for trial for alleged war crimes in Ukraine because of its effective control over separatist-held areas

and other alleged war crimes can proceed to trial, as they ruled that separatist-held areas of eastern Ukraine were under the effective control of the Russian Federation.

All 298 people onboard the Malaysian airlines flight travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur were killed when it was shot down by a Russian surface-to-air missile while flying over easternThe Netherlands, whose citizens accounted for 196 of those killed, is seeking to bring a case against Russia for violations of the ruled that it could proceed as Russia had effective control over separatist areas in eastern Ukraine from 11 May 2014 until at least 26 January 2022 .

The ECHR said the fact that Russia ceased to be a party to the European convention on human rights in September was irrelevant, as the events took place prior to that date.is another important step in finding the truth and justice for the victims and their relatives of flight.”Ukraine in relation to the conflict in Donbas, including alleged unlawful military attacks against civilians and torture of civilians and Ukrainian soldiers. However, the judges said that whether complaints about the bombing and shelling of areas outside separatist – and effective Russian – control could fall within Russian jurisdiction would need to be examined at trial.

They noted that there are around 8,500 individual applications pending in relation to events in Crimea, eastern Ukraine, the Sea of Azov and the invasion byBen Emmerson KC, international counsel for the government of Ukraine, said the ECHR judgment “shows that President

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