Amanda Knox: European Court of Human Rights has just accepted her appeal.

[pnwmom]

She appealed the 4 year sentence she got for lying during and about her interrogation. She appealed to the European Court because she wasn't given a lawyer or an independent translator during the interrogation, both of which are rights guaranteed by the European Convention. If the ECHR rules in her favor she will be able to have her conviction overturned and will be able to sue Italy for her ordeal.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/amanda-knox-taking-italy-european-7997082

Amanda Knox - the American woman who spent almost four years in an Italian jail for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher - is taking the Italian government to the European Court of Human Rights.

The 28-year-old from Seattle claims she was subjected to maltreatment and an unfair trial by Italian officials.

[obamanut2012]

1. Very glad about this n/t

[pnwmom]

5. Yes. And I think it's a very good sign that they took the case.

The facts are clear cut. She was denied a lawyer and an independent translator, both rights guaranteed by the European convention.

[maxsolomon]

2. Best of luck to her

Its been a travesty since the day she was questioned. Every conviction should be overturned.

[30Draw]

9. Every conviction?

[maxsolomon]

12. she was convicted of slander against her former boss

I believe that one was not overturned.

[pnwmom]

13. Right. And that happened during the interrogation without a lawyer or translator. And I think

she also got some time for "lying" about the police hitting her.

[cpwm17]

3. She's obviously totally innocent.

She needs to win a big settlement from Italy.

The charges against her were a hoax. You have to be pretty gullible to believe she is guilty.

[pnwmom]

4. +1 n/t

[Nitram]

6. Knox deserves a break. She was railroaded by a kangaroo court.

[Optimism]

7. My heart goes out ...

... to Meredith Kirchner.

[Helen Borg]

8. +1

[pnwmom]

10. Why can't you have compassion for all three victims and their families?

Meredith, Amanda, and Raffaele were all victims, though Amanda and Raffaele finally did get their lives back.

[smirkymonkey]

11. +1000

This. What a travesty this whole ordeal was!

[Odin2005]

14. Amanda is the victim of an anti-American witch hunt.

[cpwm17]

16. The public in Europe must watch too many movies and TV programs from the US

to believe the far-fetched ferry-tale hoax. Though the concocted story by the prosecution probably would be too unbelievable to be made into a movie. The British and Italian public still ate the story up.

[davidn3600]

17. It's an example of why the USA can never be part of an international criminal court

Every case against an American would become political.

[Hekate]

15. Best of luck to her. What a horrible ordeal.