The Netherlands can bring a case to the European Court of Human Rights over the Malaysia Airlines plane that was shot down over Russian-backed separatist areas in eastern Ukraine in July 2014, killing 298 people, the court has ruled. Wednesday,
The Dutch have argued that, given its support for the self-proclaimed republics of Luhansk and Donetsk, Russia was responsible for the accident, which killed 196 Dutch citizens.
The Netherlands has argued that, given its support for the self-proclaimed republics of Luhansk and Donetsk, Russia was responsible for the accident, which killed 196 Dutch citizens.
The court found that “the territories of eastern Ukraine in separatist hands from 11 May 2014 and until at least 26 January 2022 were under the jurisdiction of the Russian Federation,” adding that Russia’s political, economic and military assistance – including the deployment of troops – to the separatist territories for.
As a result, the ECHR held that the Dutch complaint was admissible. The same applies to a related case brought by Ukraine against Russia over alleged human rights abuses by separatist and Russian forces. Luhansk and Donetskincluding attacks on civilians and forced labor.
The court will issue a final ruling at a later, unspecified date.
Since its exclusion from the Council of Europe, Russia has not been a party to the European Convention on Human Rights. last September, However, he can still be held accountable for acts done before that date.
If found guilty, Russia could be held liable for damages to the relatives of the victims.
Wilhelmine Preussen contributed reporting.