European Court of Human Rights (ECHR)
Ownership as documented
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Conflicting records. The research disagrees; every version is shown and none has been chosen as correct.
- Name
- European Court of Human Rights (ECHR)From the research record · cites:
- Citizens.al: the European Court overturns the recent decision for the seizure (opens in a new tab)Citizens.al · 22 Apr 2021 · journalism · EN
- European Court of Human RightsFrom the research record · cites:
- Council of Europe press country profile: Albania (opens in a new tab)European Court of Human Rights · 2026 · court · EN
- European Court of Human Rights (ECHR)From the research record · cites:
- Type
- internationalFrom the research record · cites:
- Citizens.al: the European Court overturns the recent decision for the seizure (opens in a new tab)Citizens.al · 22 Apr 2021 · journalism · EN
- courtFrom the research record · cites:
- Council of Europe press country profile: Albania (opens in a new tab)European Court of Human Rights · 2026 · court · EN
- internationalFrom the research record · cites:
- Country
- Council of EuropeFrom the research record · cites:
- Citizens.al: the European Court overturns the recent decision for the seizure (opens in a new tab)Citizens.al · 22 Apr 2021 · journalism · EN
- FranceFrom the research record · cites:
- Case of Nika v. Albania (excerpt) (opens in a new tab)Police Human Rights Resources · 14 Nov 2023 · court · EN
- Council of EuropeFrom the research record · cites:
- Source label
- OFFICIALLY_REPORTEDFrom the research record · cites:
- Citizens.al: the European Court overturns the recent decision for the seizure (opens in a new tab)Citizens.al · 22 Apr 2021 · journalism · EN
- VERIFIEDFrom the research record · cites:
- Case of Nika v. Albania (excerpt) (opens in a new tab)Police Human Rights Resources · 14 Nov 2023 · court · EN
- OFFICIALLY_REPORTEDFrom the research record · cites:
Description
Issued an interim measure on 22 April 2021 at the request of the Lapsi.al owners and editor, asking Albanian authorities to halt enforcement of the seizure order (reported as a Rule 39 measure). Interim relief only; no merits ruling found.
Other accounts in the research (1 field worded differently)
This record appears in more than one research record. The main text above comes from one; the other versions are kept here unedited.
- Description
- Issued an interim measure on 22 April 2021 at the request of the Lapsi.al owners and editor, asking Albanian authorities to halt enforcement of the seizure order (reported as a Rule 39 measure). Interim relief only; no merits ruling found.From the research record
- Issued judgments against Albania on police ill-treatment investigations (Pihoni 2018, Prizreni 2019, Fier-area family case reported 2022).From the research record
- Court of the Council of Europe. Nika v. Albania (2023) found Article 2 violations.From the research record
Contracts and money
Contracts and money: not found in the research. See the gaps list.
Officials and people linked
No person is linked to this organisation in the research.
Investigations and cases
ECHR interim measure halting the seizure of Lapsi.al equipment (22 April 2021)
Evidence: Citizens.al, 22 April 2021: interim measure, not a merits ruling.
- Court proceeding←Nika v. Albania (application no. 1049/17): lethal force and crowd control at the 21 January 2011 protestSource label: Verified
ECHR judgment, Article 2
Evidence: Judgment dated 14 Nov 2023 finds Article 2 violations (search results).
Sorted by reported money, then by linked people and their legal status. The money figure is the largest single reported figure, not a total.
From 11 Apr 2021
Patronazhistet scandal: the Socialist Party's patronage network and the April 2021 voter database
On 11 April 2021, two weeks before the 25 April 2021 parliamentary election, the Albanian online portal Lapsi.al published a database that it said was held by the Socialist Party (PS). Reports…
Status: Allegation disputed. No charges, no final court decision and no Commissioner decision on the database found. The seizure of Lapsi.al equipment was halted…
From 13 Feb 2018
ECtHR judgments against Albania on police ill-treatment and investigations (2018-2022, selected)
Selected European Court of Human Rights judgments against Albania involving police conduct or ill-treatment allegations, as reported in secondary sources reviewed. Full judgment texts were not read…
Status: Judgments delivered (2018, 2019, 2022 per reports). Execution status not checked in full.
From 21 Jan 2011
Nika v. Albania (application no. 1049/17): lethal force and crowd control at the 21 January 2011 protest
The European Court of Human Rights found violations of Article 2 in the death of A.N. (Aleks Nika), who was shot during the 21 January 2011 protest in Tirana. The judgment is dated 14 November 2023…
Status: Judgment final; execution under Committee of Ministers supervision (Albanian communication dated 5 Nov 2024, per search summary)
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 3 sources.
Source label: VerifiedVerified · 1 source
- Publisher
- Police Human Rights Resources
- Date
- 14 Nov 2023
Source label: Officially reportedOfficially reported · 2 sources
- Publisher
- Citizens.al
- Date
- 22 Apr 2021
- Publisher
- European Court of Human Rights
- Date
- 2026