JUDGMENT T.K. and S.R. v. Russia 19.11.2019 (no. 28492/15 and 49975/15) see here SUMMARY The case concerned the applicants’ allegation that they risked ill-treatment if extradited to Kyrgyzstan because they belonged to the Uzbek ethnic minority, who have been persecuted by the authorities since inter-ethnic clashes in 2010. The European Court of Human Rights held, […]
JUDGMENT Ν.Α. v. Finland 14.11.2019 (no. 25244/18) see here SUMMARY The Court found in particular that the Finnish authorities had not carried out a thorough enough assessment of the individual risks faced by the applicant’s father in Iraq although they had accepted his account of having faced two near deadly attacks in a context of […]
JUDGMENT Α. v. Russia 12.11.2019 (no. 37735/09) see here SUMMARY The case concerned the applicant’s allegation that she had been traumatised by witnessing her father’s violent arrest by the police when she was nine years old. The Court found that the applicant’s allegations were credible, but that the authorities’ only response had been to carry […]
JUDGMENT Α.Α. v. Switzerland 5/11/2019 (no. 32218/17) see here SUMMARY Asylum, fear of persecution, torture, religion. The applicant, an Afghan citizen, arrived in Switzerland and applied for asylum on the grounds of persecution in his country of origin if he returned because he had converted to Christianity. His application was rejected and in the appeal, the domestic […]
JUDGMENT Almaši v. Serbia 08.10.2019 (no. 21388/15) see here SUMMARY Ill – treatment, unreliable testimony and right to representation. The applicant was arrested for illegal entry and of people smuggling. At the preliminary investigation stage, he alleged that he had been ill- treated, resulting in an unreliable testimony and complained that he was not allowed […]
JUDGMENT G.B. and others v. Turkey 17.10.2019 (no. 4633/15) see here SUMMARY The case concerned the immigration detention of a mother and her three young children pending their deportation from Turkey. They had been released after nearly four months following a series of challenges about the lawfulness of their detention before the domestic courts. The […]
JUDGMENT O.D. v. Bulgaria 10.10.2019 (no. 34016/18) see here SUMMARY Bulgarian authorities order the deportation of a former Syrian military officer to Syria on the grounds that he was a threat to national security. In particular, the Court found that, given the overall situation in Syria and the personal risk faced by the applicant, it […]
JUDGMENT Kaak and others v. Greece 3/10/2019 (no. 34215/16) see here SUMMARY The case concerned the conditions of detention of Syrian, Afghan and Palestinian nationals in the “hotspots” of Vial and Souda (Greece), and the lawfulness of their detention in those camps. The Court considered that the authorities had done all that could reasonably be […]
JUDGMENT Savran v. Denmark 1/10/2019 (no. 57467/15) see here SUMMARY The case concerned the applicant’s complaint that owing to his mental health his rights would be violated if he were to be returned to Turkey. The Court found in particular that psychiatrists had recommended that the applicant receive close monitoring and follow-up in order […]
JUDGMENT Magnitskiyiy and others v. Russia 27.08.2019 (no. 32631/09 and 53799/12) see here SUMMARY Conviction of the deceased. Criminal responsibility does not remain after the defendant death. This dictates the presumption of innocence. Conviction of the accused after his death violates the right to a fair trial as criminal proceedings require the defendant to participate. […]
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