III East-West Relations
| Published date | 01 June 1991 |
| Date | 01 June 1991 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1177/016934419100900206 |
| Subject Matter | Part B: Human Rights News |
Human
Rights
News
Commission concluded, by ten votes to six, that there had been a
violation of Article 10 of the Convention.
Thorgeirson v. Iceland.
The
application concerns the applicant's
conviction for defamation in respect of two articles which he published
dealing with alleged police brutality. He also complained of the role of
the judge at certain hearings from which the prosecutor was absent
during the trial. The applicant complained that his case was not heard
by an impartial tribunal (Article 6 of the Convention) and that his
conviction constituted an unjustified interference with his freedom of
expression (Article 10 of the Convention). The Commission concluded
unanimously that there had been no violation of Article 6(1) and by
thirteen votes to one that there had been a violation of Article 10 of the
Convention.
- 38 applications
v.
Italy. These cases concern the length of civilprocee-
dings in Italy. The Commissionconcluded in each case unanimously tha t
there had been a violation of Article 6(1) of the Convention.
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EAST·WEST RELATIONS'
A CSCE Secretariat established in Prague
The newly established CSCE Secretariat in Prague was officially opened in
March by the Czechoslovak President Vaclav Havel. The Secretariat is one
of the three CSCE organs, established during the CSCE Summit Conferen-
ce in Paris in November 1990. The other two organs are the Conflict
Prevention
centre
in Vienna and the Office for Free Elections in Warsaw.
The details concerning the powers, functionsand organizational modalities
of these three new CSCE organs have been laid down in the Charter
of
Parisfor a New Europe, which was adopted at the Paris Summit.
The establishment of three permanent CSCE organs reflects the
beginning of a new phase in the CSCE process. So far, the CSCE process
has
been
characterized by its ad hoc nature, which boils down to the
convening of periodic follow-up meetings (every two or three years) and
expert meetings on specific subjects in the intervening periods. The first
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