3 June 2016
European Court of Human Rights
Council of Europe
67075 Strasbourg Cedex
France
Sablina and Others v. Russia (4460/16)
Dear Sir or Madam,
The present letter provides further updated information pertaining to
a pending application lodged with the European Court of Human Rights
on 28 December 2015 in the case of Sablina and Others v. Russian
(hereinafter the <>).
On 27 July 2015, the Applicants filed a proceeding with the Russian
Constitutional Court challenging Article 8 of the Russian Federal Law
on Transplantation, which essentially allows for secret removal of
human organs for transplantation without consent. The proceeding was
dismissed on 10 February 2016, after the applicants lodged the
Application with the ECHR.
The present correspondence includes a copy of the proceeding filed
with the Russian Constitutional Court, as well as the decision of the
Russian Constitutional Court itself which demonstrates a total
disregard for relevant ECHR case-law by the Russian Constitutional
Court.
This judicial disregard for applicable European Convention standards
will be addressed in greater detail at the communication stage, and we
ask that the Court be seize of the annexes provided below in this
regards.
Submitted most respectfully,
Annexes:
1. application to the Russian Constitutional Court;
2. Decision by the Russian Constitutional Court.
Dr. Anton Burkov,
Representative of the Applicants