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November 27, 2026 : Speech in Naples on the case of Ubeda and Others v. Italy (ECHR) and the State’s responsibility in relation to domestic violence

Conferences / events, Human Rights
On 27 November 2026, Mr Grégory Thuan, known as Dieudonné, Chair of the Human Rights Commission of the Union of European Lawyers (U.A.E.), will speak at the Naples Courthouse during a conference dedicated to the European Court of Human Rights’ judgment in Ubeda v. Italy of 2 July 2026 and to the responsibility of States in cases of domestic violence.

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High-level training within the GREVIO network of lawyers on child abduction cases involving domestic violence

Conferences / events
Litigating child return cases involving domestic violence before the ECtHR and under the 1980 Hague Convention.

This is the important and sensitive topic that Mr THUAN DIT DIEUDONNE had the honour of presenting and discussing on 17 September 2026 at the Council of Europe, in his capacity as Chair of the Human Rights Committee of the Union of European Lawyers, during the second webinar of the Network of Specialised Lawyers Assisting Victims of Violence against Women (“Providing legal support and representation to women victims of domestic violence in cross-border settings related to child custody and visitation”), organised by the Secretariat of the Istanbul Convention Monitoring Mechanism (GREVIO), alongside Judge Simackova (President of Section 5 of the European Court of Human Rights) and Judge Martina Erb-Klünemann from Germany, who specialises in Hague Convention cases.

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Filing of the application in Imeraj v. Albania before the European Court of Human Rights

Human Rights
Mr Grégory Thuan Dit Dieudonné is representing Ms Elizabeta Imeraj, former Chief Public Prosecutor of Tirana in Albania, in proceedings currently pending before the European Court of Human Rights. The application was served on the Albanian Government on 3 September 2026, which means that the Court has determined that the complaints raised merit an adversarial examination on the merits.

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IVANYUSHENKO v. SWITZERLAND, 2 July 2026

Human Rights
The case of Ivanyushchenko v. Switzerland before the European Court of Human Rights: international sanctions, reputation and fundamental rights

On 2 July 2026, the European Court of Human Rights delivered its judgment in the Ivanyushchenko v. Switzerland case, a particularly complex international dispute concerning the consequences of sanctions imposed on former Ukrainian political leaders following the events of 2014.

I had the honour of representing Mr Yuriy Ivanyushchenko before the Swiss courts and subsequently before the European Court of Human Rights.

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Press release “From the factories in Colmar to the Israeli Merkava tanks deployed in Gaza: TIMKEN Europe before the Colmar Judicial Court”

Criminal law
From the factories in Colmar to Israeli Merkava tanks deployed in Gaza: TIMKEN Europe before the Colmar Judicial Court

A legal action questioning corporate responsibility within international military supply chains

The association JURDI (Lawyers for the Respect of International Law), represented by Mr Grégory THUAN DIT DIEUDONNE, has brought proceedings against the company TIMKEN EUROPE

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29 and 30 January 2026: National Conference on Family and Property Law, on the theme of gender! Paris

Conferences / events, Family Law
Presentation by Grégory THUAN DIT DIEUDONNÉ at the 2026 National Conference on Family and Property Law

In January 2026, Mr Grégory THUAN, known as DIEUDONNÉ, a lawyer at the Strasbourg Bar, Chair of the Human Rights Commission of the Union of European Lawyers and Chair of the Human Rights Commission of the Strasbourg Bar, spoke at the National Conference on Family and Property Law on the topic: “ Using European law: preliminary rulings and the ECHR in family law”.

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Naples, UAE, 2025

Conferences / events, Human Rights
Training practitioners in European remedies: a commitment to fundamental rights

Mr Grégory Thuan Dit Dieudonné spoke in Naples as part of an advanced training course on European mechanisms for the protection of fundamental rights, organised under the auspices of the Consiglio dell’Ordine degli Avvocati di Napoli, the Union of European Lawyers (U.A.E.) and the European Law Institute (ELI).

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LUDES AND OTHERS v. France (ECHR)

Human Rights
Defending environmental activists’ freedom of expression before the European Court of Human Rights

Mr Grégory THUAN DIT DIEUDONNE represented several environmental activists before the European Court of Human Rights who were prosecuted following actions known as ‘taking down’ presidential portraits, organised as part of the ANV-COP21 movement. These actions were intended to denounce what their organisers considered to be the inadequacy of public measures in response to the climate emergency.

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Judgment in N.S. v. UK (ECHR)

Human Rights
Defending the rights of parents facing forced placements and adoptions

Mr Grégory THUAN DIT DIEUDONNE represented a British mother before the European Court of Human Rights who was challenging the adoption of her child without her consent by the UK authorities, in a case raising particularly sensitive issues relating to the protection of family life, parental rights and the consideration of mental disability in child protection proceedings.

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GHAOUI v. France judgment (ECHR)

Human Rights
Police violence: bringing the most sensitive issues regarding the use of force before the European Court of Human Rights

Mr Grégory THUAN DIT DIEUDONNE represented Mr Ryad Ghaoui before the European Court of Human Rights; Mr Ghaoui became paraplegic after being shot by police during an operation in Tours. The case raised particularly sensitive issues concerning the oversight of the use of force by state officials, the effectiveness of investigations conducted following serious injuries caused by the police, and the application of Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which protects the right to life.

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Environmental Law / Conference in Naples on June 10, 2022

Conferences / events
On June 10, 2022, the Academy of Advanced Legal and Political Studies (AFP) and the Union of European Lawyers (UAE) organised in Naples a conference on “The right to a healthy environment in the Italian constitutional framework“, with the participation of Rafaele Sabato, judge at the European Court of Human Rights elected in respect of Italy and Mr Giovanni Melillo, Italian National Prosecutor Antimafia.

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Symposium October 16, 2021 on Environmental Justice

Conferences / events, European Union law

On October 16, 2021, at the initiative of the SAF (Syndicat des Avocats de France), an important conference was held in Strasbourg on the real effectiveness of environmental justice, in France and in Europe. Me THUAN DIT DIEUDONNE, in his capacity as a lawyer and President of the Human Rights Commission of the European Lawyers’ Union, intervened with eminent colleagues, experts and magistrates on the following theme: “European Union law, European Social Charter law and the right to a healthy environment: effectiveness, definitions and perspectives.

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Conference of High Representatives of Ministers of the Interior on combating domestic violence – 24 and 25 September 2019 – Council of Europe

Conferences / events, Family Law, Human Rights

Conference of High Representatives of Ministers of the Interior on the fight against domestic violence Co-organised with the French Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers.
“The police, a key player in the fight against domestic violence”.
24 and 25 September 2019, Council of Europe, Strasbourg Agora Building, room G1

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Speech by Me Thuan dit Dieudonné at the World Energy Forum 2016 in New York

Conferences / events, Criminal law, Individual and group rights

Me Gregory Thuan dit Dieudonné is invited to the World Energy Forum 2016 in New York, which is held at the United Nations headquarters, from October 19 to 22, 2016, bringing together world leaders in the energy field (heads of state and government, international organizations, corporations and private actors). He will be speaking as a panelist at the request of United Indigenous Peoples and Tribes of the World on October 20, 2016 on the right of access of indigenous peoples to energy resources and the protection of their human rights.

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Colloque "The international responsibility of the conflict zones" on march 21, 2013 at the ministerial conference center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Conferences / events, Corporate liability law, European Union law

The Department of International and European Law at Hincker Associates, represented by Elise GROULX, Of Counsel, a lawyer at the Quebec Bar, Canada, will speak at the symposium “International Corporate Responsibility in Areas of 21 March 2013, organised by the NBC and the ABA at the Ministerial Conference Centre of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in the presence of Laurent Fabius, Minister of State.

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Symposium "International penal justice and human rights: enjeux and perspectives" April 27, 2012 in Europe Council

Conferences / events, European Union law

Mr. Grégory THUAN Dit DIEUDONNE will participate, as organizer and member of the scientific committee, in the symposium entitled “THE INTERNATIONAL PENAL JUSTICE AND HUMAINS RIGHTS: ENJEUX AND PERSPECTIVES” to be held on 27 April 2012 at the Council of Europe, under the High Patronage of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe.

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