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CE Secretary General hopes Russia will support Strasbourg Court reform

Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland

19:04 23/12/2009

Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland said on Wednesday there were positive indications that Russia would give the green light to the reform of the Strasbourg Court by ratifying the 14th Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights.

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CE Secretary General hopes Russia will support Strasbourg Court reform

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Council of Europe secretary general to visit Russia

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