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Collateral website blocking unlawful: European Court of Human Rights orders Russia to pay €12,000 in damages

23 Jun 2020

The European Court of Human Rights unanimously ruled that collateral blocking of an entire website is an extreme and disproportionate measure that violates freedom of expression and the right to an effective remedy.

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Collateral website blocking unlawful: European Court of Human Rights orders Russia to pay €12,000 in damages
23 Jun 2020
Collateral website blocking unlawful: European Court of Human Rights orders Russia to pay €12,000 in damages
Access Now to human rights court: GCHQ surveillance violates human rights, 2016

Website blocking in Russia goes to the European Court of Human Rights. Access Now intervenes.

17 Nov 2017

Our intervention in Kharitonov v. Russia asserts that any website blocking, throttling, or other disruption must strictly comply with human rights law.

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Website blocking in Russia goes to the European Court of Human Rights. Access Now intervenes.
17 Nov 2017
Website blocking in Russia goes to the European Court of Human Rights. Access Now intervenes.