At a presentation of the 2016 report on the activities of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), its President, Judge Guido Raimondi, said that the number of incoming cases had increased considerably over the last 12 months, in particular in response to the abortive coup d'etat in Turkey.
From 64,850 requests pending at the end of 2015, the number now stands at 79,750, corresponding to an increase of 23%. This is particularly noteworthy as it comes after a sustained drop over several...