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The European Court of Human Rights announced in early September that it would not examine 879 complaints filed by Russian citizens between September 2007 and September 2024. In a July 7 decision, the court cited its authority to strike cases from its docket when continued examination is 'no longer justified,' saying limited resources require it to focus on cases of 'greatest significance.' Lawyers called the decision unprecedented and a sign of institutional crisis. Russia was expelled from the Council of Europe on March 16, 2022, but remains formally obligated under some human rights commitments, complicating the legal status of pending and future claims from Russian citizens.