On 31 October 2023, the Administrative Tribunal registered appeal No. 742/2023 – I.S. v. Secretary General of the Council of Europe.

The appellant is a former staff member of Russian nationality who had been employed under fixed-term contracts since 2014.

She seeks the annulment of the Secretary General's decision not to renew her contract following the cessation of the membership of the Russian Federation and not to convert her fixed-term contract into an open-ended contract. She also seeks compensation for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage. 

The appellant claims that the decision in question has no legal basis, is discriminatory with regard to nationality and type of contract and in breach of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights concerning the right to respect for private and family life, as well as of the Secretary General's duty to protect all employees of the Organisation without any distinction.

This information is given to enable those who so wish to exercise their right to intervene under Article XI of the Statute of the Administrative Tribunal.