Most sentences given by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg refer to Romania, much more than in the case of Poland and Bulgaria, shows the report of the European Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)on 2010, consulted by Agerpres. Thus, out of the 657 decisions of ECHR regarding human rights breaches, 135 refer to Romania more than Poland (87) and Bulgaria (69). Other countries in the EU with many decisions for human rights violations are Italy ( 61), Greece ( 53), Slovakia ( 40) and at the other end there is Estonia (1) Ireland and the Netherlands ( 2) Slovenia, Malta and Latvia with three each.
However, according to the FRA report, the number of decisions for human rights violantions dropped in 2010 both in the case of Romania ( – 18) and Poland ( – 36) while as regards Bulgaria it grew. Practically, together with France ( 28 decisions +8) and Germany ( 29 decisions, +11), Bulgaria records the most significant increase of the 27 countries of the EU plus Croatia analysed in the report.
Out of the 135 decisions dictated by the ECHR against Romania in 2010, 30 were for violation of right to a fair trial ( -26) and 16 for exaggerated length of the trial, similar to the previous year ( 2009). From the point of view of violation of the right to a fair trial, next comes Poland ( 20, dropping one), France ( 10, +1), Greece ( 8, -8).
Romania is much better from the point of view of decisions for exaggerated length of the trial, where it is only 7th in the EU, after Italy (44), Poland (37), Greece ( 33), Bulgaria ( 31), Germany and Slovakia (29 each).
On the other hand, Romania has the first place for degrading or inhuman treatment, no less than 22, almost half of the ones dictated against all the EU countries ( 48 in total).
În 2010, cu excepţia Danemarcei, toate ţările UE au fost condamnate la CEDO cel puţin o dată pentru încălcarea drepturilor omului.
From the point of view of institutions for human rights, Romania is accredited as C, while countries as Denmark, Germany, France, the UK or Poland are given category A, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Slovakia and Slovenia are category B and Bulgaria, Hungary, Cyprus are not accredited.
The report recommends under Ť General measures ť the increase of the degree of protection for victims, using as an example the adoption by Romania of the Criminal procedure Code in June 2010 which will come in effect in 2012. The FRA report appreciates the fact that the victim is guaranteed during the trial rights to information, legal help, protection and damages, as well as the right to mediation services.
