CIS countries ready to create their own human rights court
MOSCOW. October 5. KAZINFORM The CIS countries are ready to create their own court of human rights, which will not become a counterweight to the Strasbourg court, the First Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council, Alexander Torshin told Itar-Tass in an interview.
"I think we are mature enough to have such an authority in the CIS," he said. "Now the integration processes, especially in connection with the creation of the common economic space and the Customs Union allow for that. And this will not be a counter-balance to the ECHR by any means, it will be an additional opportunity to choose where to go."
According to Itar-Tass, Torshin said the main objective is "to make justice in the sphere of human rights protection better available to the citizens of the CIS countries."
"Applying to the ECHR is a lengthy and expensive process, and the compensations that are awarded there are sometimes smaller than the cost of the legal fees," said Torshin. "And then people will have more chances to find justice."
In addition, the CIS court will be able to take into account the complexities and conflict situations faced by the Strasbourg court.
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