MOSCOW. March 13 (Interfax) - The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has found Ukrainian authorities guilty of the failure to prevent fatalities in the Odessa protests on May 2, 2014.
The ECHR unanimously ruled that a violation of Article 2 of the European Human Rights Convention (right to life) had occurred "on account of the authorities' failure to do everything that could reasonably be expected of them to prevent the violence in Odessa on May 2, 2014, to stop that violence after its outbreak, to ensure timely rescue measures for people trapped in the fire, and to institute and conduct an effective investigation into the events."
The ECHR also found Ukrainian authorities in violation of Article 8 (right to respect for his private and family life).
The application was filed with the ECHR on behalf of 28 aggrieved parties or their relatives. The court ordered that Ukraine pay compensations totaling 114,700 euros.
Mass unrest killed 48 people and over 200 sustained injuries in Odessa on May 2, 2014. Most fatalities occurred at the House of Trade Unions, which was set on fire. Investigators found that the mass unrest in Odessa was planned and organized.