Human Rights Review Panel - 27th Session

Press Release
Number              04-2015
Date                   30.10.2015
Contact              John Ryan

The Human Rights Review Panel (the Panel) held its 27th session, from 29 to 30 September 2015.  

The Human Rights Review Panel (the Panel) held its 27th session, from 29 to 30 September 2015.

The Panel examined eight cases relating to the fate of persons individuals who had allegedly been murdered  or have been missing since 1999 and 2000. The complaints were lodged by their family members, who submit that EULEX failed to carry out investigations into the alleged deaths and disappearances of their relatives. The Panel found itself competent to examine the cases further and asked the EULEX Head of Mission to submit further observations on the merits of the case. In particular, the Panel asked the Head of Mission, whether, in his view, EULEX violated the complainants’ rights under Article 2 (right to life), Article 3 (prohibition of torture, inhuman and degrading treatment), Article 8 (right to a private and family life) and Article 13 (right to an effective remedy) of the European Convention on Human Rights .

All decisions are published on the Panel’s website, in English, Albanian and Serbian languages.

There are currently 31 cases pending before the Panel. 15 of them have been communicated to the parties for observations on their admissibility and merits. Eight of them have been declared admissible and are awaiting the further Panel's decision. The remaining cases are under review.

The next Panel session is scheduled to take place from 11 to 13 November 2015 in Pristina.

For further information on the Panel and its case-law please visit www.hrrp.eu.

 Notes to the editor;
The Human Rights Review Panel (Panel) for EULEX Kosovo, as an independent accountability mechanism for alleged violations of human rights,  reviews complaints from any person claiming to be the victim of human rights violations by EULEX Kosovo in the conduct of its executive mandate. The Panel is not a judicial or disciplinary body. The mechanism will solely look into whether a violation of human rights occurred or not and formulate recommendations for remedial action. Such action does no include monetary compensation.  The Panel is independent in the exercise of its functions which it performs with impartiality and integrity.