The ECHR will continue to analyze the complaints against Russia until mid-September

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MADRID, March 23. (EUROPE PRESS) –

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) will continue to examine the complaints filed against Russia until September 16, the date on which the country will no longer be bound by the European Convention on Human Rights after its recent break with the Council of Europe.

Russia’s departure from this body, which had already threatened expulsion in retaliation for the invasion of Ukraine, implies disassociation from other instruments, such as the Convention. However, the Committee of Ministers of the Council has determined this Tuesday that it will not cease to be a party until after six months.

In other words, if Russia ceased to be a member state of the Council of Europe on March 13, until September 16 it should respect its obligations in terms of Human Rights. This has been decided by Strasbourg, which reserves the right to examine possible complaints of abuses committed before that date.

The Committee of Ministers has also recalled that Russia must face financial obligations prior to March 16 and will be responsible for the delays that have accumulated until then.

Russia has reproached the Council of Europe for supposedly bending to the theses of the United States, NATO and the European Union for its constant criticism, intensified after the military offensive launched on Ukrainian territory on February 24.