Grigory Pasko
Grigory Pasko | |
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Lviv University | |
Subject | ecology, politics |
Notable awards | Reporters Without Borders Human Rights Award, 2002 |
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Grigory Mikhailovich Pasko (Григо́рий Миха́йлович Пасько, born 19 May 1962) is a military Russian journalist, Amnesty International-designated prisoner of conscience, and founding editor of Ecology and Law, an environmental and citizens' rights magazine.
Life
Pasko was born in the village of Kreshchenovka,
Prisoner of conscience
On 23 November 1997, Pasko was arrested by
After several re-trials, the Court of the
In 2003, he was released from detention.[4] Eighteen months later, he was allowed to travel abroad.[5]
Complaints to the European Court
In October 2009, the European Court of Human Rights rejected the complaints raised by Pasko against Russia under Article 10 ECHR (freedom of expression) by 6 votes to 1:
The Court first noted that both pieces of law on which the domestic courts had based their findings, namely the federal law State Secret Act[6] (the Act) of 1993 listing categories of information that may be classified as secret and a Presidential Decree (the Decree) of 1995 listing information classified as secret with sufficient precision, had been in force during the period of the events, had been publicly available and thus enabling Mr Pasko to foresee the consequences of his actions.
The court also observed that "as a serving military officer, the applicant had been bound by an obligation of discretion in relation to anything concerning the performance of his duties".
Finally, the European court found that "The domestic courts’ decisions appeared reasoned and well-founded. There had been nothing in the materials of the case to support the applicant’s allegations that his conviction had been overly broad or politically motivated or that he had been sanctioned for any of his publications."[7]
His appeal was rejected in May 2010.[8]
Further work
From 2002-2008, Pasko was the founding editor-in-chief of Ecology and Law, a quarterly magazine published by the St. Petersburg branch of the Environmental Rights Center Bellona.
He is a member of the Russian
Awards
While imprisoned in 2002, Pasko received a human rights award from Reporters Without Borders.[9]
See also
References
- ^ "spiritoffreedom.org.uk". spiritoffreedom.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
- ^ Pasko page in the Sakharov center (Moscow) Archived 2007-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Grigory Pasko, a prisoner of conscience Archived 2003-11-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Amnesty International | Working to Protect Human Rights". Web.amnesty.org. Archived from the original on 2008-06-03. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
- ^ "Grigory Pasko receives international passport". Bellona. Archived from the original on 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
- ^ "Подробная информация :: Федеральная Служба Безопасности". Fsb.ru. 1993-07-21. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
- ^ Press release issued by the Registrar/ Chamber judgment/ Pasko v. Russia (application no. 69519/01).
- ^ Сергеев, Николай (May 27, 2010). "Евросуд отказал Григорию Пасько". Kommersant.
- ^ Reporters Without Borders. Archived 2016-03-20 at the Wayback Machine Accessed: June 26, 2012.
External links
- Ecology and Law – information about the magazine (in Russian)
- Articles by Pasko, RobertAmsterdam.com
- His biography on the web page of the Russian P.E.N.
- Case of Pasko
- ECHR judgment in Pasko case, 10 May 2010