European Court of Human Rights has 10,000 claims against Ukraine
KYIV. Oct 12 (Interfax) - Ukraine is not a leading country on the list of those against which claims have been filed with the European Court of Human Rights, Nazar Kulchitsky, Ukrainian government ombudsman on European Court of Human Rights issues, said.
"Our problems are not unique. We are not the main leaders and we are not among those who set a bad tone in the Council of Europe. Yes, we are a problem country, but I can't say that the situation in Ukraine is very different from the situations in Russia or Romania," Kulchitsky said on Channel 5 television on Thursday evening.
Kulchitsky said the European Court of Human Rights has 10,000 claims against Ukraine, which accounts for 7.5% of all claims.
Responding to a question about the possibility of the claims against Ukraine increasing after the election campaign, Kulchitsky said the European Court of Human Rights has few such claims. "The number of cases involving electoral rights tried by the European Court of Human Rights since its creation does not exceed ten," he said.
Kulchitsky recalled that it takes the European Court of Human Rights three to five years to try a case. "The problem of lengthy legal proceedings is characteristic of all Europe," he said.