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Womens’ Cases Against Iceland In Human Rights Court Make International Headlines
CNN has published a scathing report that sheds further light on the women, all of them survivors of domestic abuse and sexual violence, currently with cases filed against the Icelandic state in the European Court of Human Rights, on the grounds that…
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Resurgence Of #MeToo In Iceland Prompts Examination Of Judicial System
Iceland is currently experiencing a resurgence of the #MeToo movement due to a recent case involving a nationally famous man, and as survivors of sexual assault share their experiences, some parliamentarians are calling upon reforms in Iceland’s legal system. The resurgence, which…
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Nine Women Filing Appeals Against Icelandic State With European Human Rights Court
Nine women who live in Iceland, including one of foreign origin, have all filed appeals against the Icelandic state with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on account of how police and courts have handled their respective cases of domestic violence,…
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A Stacked Deck: Police, Courts, And The Right To Protest In Iceland
Icelanders have developed a positive reputation for their protests. Praised for having driven a government out of power, for pressuring authorities to prosecute bankers, and for organising the draft for a new constitution, to any outside observers it would appear as though…
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Replacement For Outgoing Justice Minister Appointed
The Independence Party has retained control over the Ministry of Justice by combining it with the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Innovation—albeit temporarily. As such, Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir is now Minister of Justice, Tourism, Industry and Innovation, RÚV reports. Þórdís is…
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BREAKING: Iceland’s Minister Of Justice Resigns
Minister of Justice Sigríður Á. Andersen has just announced that she will be resigning—or in her words, “stepping aside”—from her post in the wake of a European human rights court ruling. Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir says that it is “untimely” to say…
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Rift Forming In Iceland’s Parliament Over Future Of Justice Minister
Calls for the resignation of—or the adamant defence of—Minister of Justice Sigríður Á Andersen are dividing along party lines in Parliament. As reported, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that Sigríður had violated Article 6 § 1 (right to…
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European Court Of Human Rights Declares Icelandic Judge Appointments Illegal
Minister of Justice Sigríður Á. Andersen’s appointment of four judges to the Court of Appeals constituted a violation of the law, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has determined in a new judgment released today. Parliament was also found negligent in…
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Private Healthcare Provider Employee Under Investigation In Death Of 8 Year Old
A nurse working for the private homecare company Sinnum is under investigation in the 2014 death of 8 year old Ella Dís Laurens, reports RÚV. The girl suffered from an incurable nerve disease and depended on a medical ventilator for breathing, which…
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Birna Brjánsdóttir Murder Case Hearings Delayed
Main hearings in the case agains Thomas Möller Olsen, the man suspected of killing 20-year old Birna Brjánsdóttir last January, which were due to start tomorrow have been delayed until the end of August, reports RÚV. The reason for the sudden change,…
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Court Confirms: No Jail For False Passports
Reykjanes District Court took into consideration changes made to immigration law, which went into effect last January 1, when sentencing an asylum seeker to 30 days probation for arriving in Iceland on a false passport last September. Up until now, courts have…
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Court Confirms: Police Cannot Arrest You For Being A Suspected Drug User
A court decision on a 2013 arrest has set a new precedent in Iceland regarding drug use and the power to arrest. RÚV reports that the arrest in question took place in east Iceland in December 2013. Police in Egilsstaðir received a…
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Judge: Gender Of Judges Has No Influence On Sex Crime Sentencing
District court judge Símon Sigvaldason believes the gender of judges presiding over sexual assault cases has no influence over their rulings. Vísir reports that Símon, who is also the chairperson of the Judicial Council of Iceland, held a lecture at the University…
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Lampedusa Survivor Wrongfully Imprisoned, Says High Court
On Tuesday, the High Court ruled in favor of Ethiopian citizen Firaol Taresa against the Capital Area Police, releasing Taresa from custody until his imminent eviction to Italy. This was reported by RÚV. Taresa, reportedly a survivor of the 2013 Lampedusa shipwreck,…
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Court Confirms Deportation Of Tony Omos
On Friday, the Reykjavík District Court acquitted the Directorate of Immigration (UTL) from charges pressed on behalf of Tony Omos, whose application for asylum in Iceland will thereby not be taken to consideration. A demonstration has been announced on Saturday, to protest…
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Former Landsbanki Manager Receives 12 Month Sentence
This Wednesday morning, Sigurjón Þ. Árnason, former bank manager of Landsbanki, was sentenced to twelve months in prison, by the Reykjavík District Court. Thereof, he will serve nine months on probation. Sigurjón was arrested in 2011. His time in custody will be…
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All Highly Unlikely
The freedom fighter Last things first: Styrmir Gunnarsson, former editor of Morgunblaðið, has published his memoirs from the Cold War. As reported, these disclose, among other things, that during most of the 1960s, Styrmir provided the Independence Party’s Chair and Minister of…
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Fraud Case Defense Calls Julian Assange As Witness
Sigurður Ingi Þórðarson’s defense lawyer, Vilhjálmur H. Vilhjálmsson, has demanded that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, show up in the district court of Reykjavík as a witness in an ongoing case against Sigurður. This was reported by DV. Sigurður Ingi Þórðarson has been…