Victims' of the Communist Regime Right to Know the Truth

What is it about?

Right to know the truth is core for victims of gross human rights violations in order to come to terms with their horrible experience. Nevertheless this right is limited to victims of the Communist regime because of failure to access the files of former secret services on two different grounds: certain victim’s information is protected as personal data on the grounds of privacy rights and certain files are still kept as a classified information. Thus, the article analyses if such limitations in post-Communist countries are compatible with respect for private life as it is enshrined in the European Convention on Human Rights.

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Why is it important?

The article provides analysis of the concept of private life under the European Convention on Human Rights and applies this concept to the limitations that are faced by victims of communist regime willing to access archives of former security services