The European Court of Human Rights announced today 21 chamber judgments.

In the case of Sufi and Elmi v. the United Kingdom the Court found the applicants should not be removed to their country of origin, Somalia, as they risk to be ill-treated or killed if sent back. This case is considered a lead case as there are 214 similar cases pending before the European Court of Human Rights.

The case Pinto Coelho v. Portugal concerned the criminal conviction of a journalist for showing, during a TV report, copies of documents from judicial proceedings which were subject to judicial secrecy. The Court found there has been a violation of the Article 10 of the European Convention of Human Rights (freedom of expression).