Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Judd (Labour). It was answered by Lord Triesman (Labour) on Wednesday, 19 July 2006.

Russia: ECHR Judgments

Question: What action they are taking at the Council of Europe and elsewhere to ensure that all rulings of the European Court of Human Rights on human rights abuses in Chechnya are fully implemented by the Government of the Russian Federation.

Answer: My Lords, within the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers the United Kingdom has led inurging Russia to implement the European Court of Human Rights judgments. The committee issued a memorandum in June 2006 to monitor Russian execution of the judgments, following the Russian action plan of March 2006 detailing the steps it intended to take towards implementation. Her Majesty’s Government have also raised the matter through the EU-Russia human rights consultations: in September 2005 during the UK presidency; and most recently in March, in consultations in Vienna. We will continue to press Russia to implement fully the court’s judgments.

Secondary information

Type: Oral question
Reference: 684 c1277
Session: 2005-06
Oral question type: Lead
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Subjects: Human rights Judgements European Court of Human Rights Russia Chechnya
Link: View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk