The European Court of Human Rights allows individuals, groups of individuals, or nongovernmental organizations to bring complaints against a European state to a judicial body after they have been denied relief in their national courts.

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This is the purpose of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), to provide a secondary legal avenue for individuals who have been denied relief in their national courts. The ECtHR is a judicial body that hears complaints against European states for violations of human rights protected under the European Convention on Human Rights.

The European Court of Human Rights Allows Individuals, Groups of Individuals