11.   The European convention bars countries from detaining people indefinitely without trial.

12.   The incidents took place shortly after Albania signed a European convention pledging to combat soccer violence.

13.   The Rada ratified the European convention on human rights in July, but passed over a protocol on the death penalty.

14.   The rights court agreed with the newspaper that the conviction violated its right to freedom of expression under the European convention of human rights.

15.   The Russian parliament ratified a European convention Friday to protect the rights of ethnic minorities.

16.   His comments were made before the European agricultural convention, an informal gathering of industry representatives from both EU countries and those applying for EU membership.

17.   -- to sign a European convention protecting minority groups.

18.   Anatolia also reported that the government was delighted with the fact that Turkey will take part in the European constitutional convention, which starts work in March.

19.   Britain and Ireland are the only signatories not to have the European convention written into the national legislation.

20.   The spokesman added that European conventions on the protection of works of art were not retroactive.