NGOs under European Convention on Human Rights / Tymofeyeva

freedom of expression – 149-170 freedom of thought, conscience and religion – 140-48 freedom to hold opinions – 150-51 freedom to impart information and idea – 151-52 freedom to receive information – 152-53 general principles of law – 119, 121 German Forced Labour Compensation Programme – 262 group of individuals – 27, 39, 44-47 Holocaust Victims Assets Programme/ Swiss Banks – 263 Housing and Property Claims Commission – 261 Human Rights Committee of the United Nations – 22, 257-58 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights – 22, 257-58 Human Rights Council – 22 United Nations Commission on Human Rights – 22 Human Rights Watch (HRW) – 87, 296 ill-treatment – 87, 272 inadmissibility see admissibility incompatibility ratione materiae – 244 ratione personae – 41-42, 46, 48, 56, 99, 130, 243-44 ratione temporis – 113 independence independence and impartiality of judiciary – 218-219 independence from the state – 39-42 independent and impartial tribunal – 103-04, 108, 111, 219 test of independence – 40, 108 indirect victim see victim status information freedom to impart information and idea – 151-52 freedom to receive information – 152-53 information on elections – 234-35

European Commission on Human Rights – 13, 129, 130-31, 136, 138, 142, 147-48, 170 European Committee of Social Rights – 33-35 European Convention on Human Rights – 13, 39-297 European Convention on the Recognition of the Legal Personality of International Non-Governmental Organisations – 14, 31-32 European Court of Human Rights – European Human Rights Advocacy Centre (EHRAC) – 81-82, 96 European human rights mechanisms – 39-293 European Ombudsman – 38 European Ombudsman’s guide to complaints –38 European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) – 89, 96 European Social Charter – 33-35, 37, 96, 177 European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) – 33 European Union (EU) – 37-38 Framework Convention on the Value of Cultural Heritage for Society – 33 bailiff – 116, 126, 138, 264, 286 Department for the Execution of Judgments of the Court – 88, 96, 117, 267, 281-82, 292 execution measures – 88 extrajudicial executions – 87 law-enforcement – 37, 87 non-execution – 116 family life – 126-129, 131, 138-139 formal existence – 17-19, 26, 54-56, 91, 93, 98-99, 183, 236, 295-96 freedoms freedom of assembly and association – 171-187 Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe – 36-37 execution

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