Russian MPs voted to withdraw from the European Court of Human Rights

• The move formally ended Russia’s ties with the Council of Europe, of which the ECHR is a member.
• The Russian parliament has passed two proposals; that will eliminate the European Court of Human Rights’ (ECHR) jurisdiction in the nation.
• The move on Tuesday formally severed Russia’s ties with the Council of Europe, the continent’s leading human rights organisation.

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Russian MPs voted to withdraw

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The Russian parliament passed two laws; one of which removed Russia from the court’s jurisdiction and the other of which established March 15 as the cut-off date for any judgements against Russia made after that day. Russia withdrew from the organisation, of which the ECHR is a member, on March 15. The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers planned to vote to expel Russia in reaction to Putin’s deployment of soldiers in Ukraine in February.