The case successfully examined the complaints of the applicants for the cancellation of court decisions of the courts of the Russian Federation rendered in their favor, in view of newly discovered circumstances. The violation of the requirement of Article 6 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights was committed in the case.
In 2011, the applicants were assisted in preparing the аpplications. Subsequently, the аpplications was communicated to the Russian Federation.
In their complaint, the applicants (five persons) complained of the cancellation of the judgments of the courts of the Russian Federation rendered in their favor, in view of the newly discovered circumstances.
On October 3, 2017, on a complaint lodged by the applicants, the Court unanimously held that in this case the Government violated the requirement of Article 6 of the Convention (the right to a fair trial) and ordered the respondent State to pay each of the applicants 1,500 euros fair compensation.
The ECHR judgment of 03 October 2017 in the case "Vorobyeva and Others v. Russia" (аpplications No. 65969/11).