Air Passenger Rights

European Court of Human Rights rules that former [World] Chess Champion was unlawfully detained at Moscow airport in 2007 The European Court of Human Rights has condemned Russia for detaining Garry Kasparov, the former World Chess Champion and political activist, ahead of an opposition rally in 2007. The ECHR, Europe’s paramount authority on human rights, said on Tuesday: “[The] deprivation of his liberty was found not to be justified for any lawful purpose”. Kasparov was detained at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport on 18 May 2007 before he could board a flight to Samara to attend a rally at an EU-Russian summit. [Read more].

Garry Kimovich Kasparov was prevented from flying to Samara in Russia to attend a political rally. Photo: Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty Images.