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Ukraine suspended all MILITARY flights from 14/07/2014

Ukraine suspended all military flights from 14/07/2014 following the downing of a military transport plane at 6,000 meters. Unfortunately this did not lead to a similar closing of airspace to civilian air traffic.

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ECHR in landmark judgement – military accountable for human rights abuses

The European Court of Human Rights has (7 july 2011) delivered two important rulings. The first judgement was in regard to the responsibility of the UK to carry out effective investigations into the killing of civilians by UK forces: In today’s Grand Chamber judgment in the case Al-Skeini and Others v the United Kingdom (application no. […]