![Ukraine applies to Europe rights court over alleged targeted assassinations by Russia](https://www.jurist.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2017/03/echr.jpg)
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) announced on Tuesday that Ukraine has lodged an application against Russia alleging breach of right to life through Russia’s State-authorised targeted assassinations of opponents of Russia. Ukraine claims that these assassination operations were performed outside of armed conflict situations against “perceived opponents of the Russian Federation,” in Russia [...]