Slovak Republic: Court Slams Slovakia For Death Of Romani Man In Police Custody

Slovak Republic: Court Slams Slovakia For Death Of Romani Man In Police Custody   Last week, the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) in the case of Mizigárová v Slovakia found a violation of Article 2 (right to life) of the European Convention on Human Rights in a decision regarding the death by shooting of a young Romani man, Lubomir Šarišský, in police custody. On 14 December 2010, the Court held that Slovak authorities had failed to give a plausible explanation to the death of Mr...

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