inhuman and degrading treatment Archives

The violent arrest and beating of her father by the police in front of the eyes of the nine-year-old daughter constitutes inhuman and degrading treatment against the minor!

Article 3
13/11/2019 18:14

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 […]

Risk of torture for an Afghan citizen who converted to Christianity if expelled to his country of origin. His return would constitute a violation of Article 3 of the ECHR.

Article 3
08/11/2019 17:19

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 […]

Detention conditions in a migrant center in Turkey for a mother and her three young children. Conviction by the Court.

Article 13
23/10/2019 09:24

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 […]

The domestic remedies available to detained migrants in emergency reception centers in Greece were neither accessible nor sufficient.

Article 3
04/10/2019 06:41

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 […]

Violent beating of a citizen by police officers for personal reasons! Physical violence constitutes inhuman and degrading treatment.

Article 3
23/08/2019 07:58

JUDGMENT Gülkanat v. Turkey 09.07.2019 (no.38176/08) see here SUMMARY Ill- treatment of a citizen by police officers and cover up by senior officers. The applicant, who had not committed a crime, was led by police officers in a wooded area and was beaten for supposedly harassing the sister in law of an officer. When transferred to […]

Wild beating of suspect during police interrogation for attempted rape of a minor. 8 years of ineffective investigation by the authorities regarding the conditions of the injuries constitutes inhumane and degrading treatment.

Article 3
12/08/2019 12:28

JUDGMENT Gogaladze v. Georgia 18.07.2019 (no.8971/10) see here SUMMARY Ill -treatment of a suspect for the offense of raping a minor by police officers. The applicant was arrested and interrogated for the offense of the rape of a minor. Two months after the incident and while he was in pre –trial detention, he complained of […]

The non-extradition of a murder suspect from Belgium to Spain did not have a sufficient real basis.

Article 3
29/07/2019 17:55

JUDGMENT Romeo Castaño v. Belgium 09.07.2019 (no. 8351/17) see here SUMMARY Not extradiction of a murder suspect. Incomplete research for extradiction. The negative decision did not have a sufficient real basis. Infringement of the procedural aspect of the right to life. The applicants complained that their right to effective investigation had been violated due to […]

In absentia conviction. Non violation of fair trial as the absence of the convicted from the court was his choice. His detention with a view to extradition without a court order violated his right to freedom and security.

Article 3
21/07/2019 15:49

JUDGMENT Kislov v. Russia 09.07.2019 (no. 3598/10) see here SUMMARY Passive bribery of a civil servant. His in absentia conviction for passive bribery and forgery. Provisional detention in Russia with a view to extradition to Belarus without a court order. The applicant was accused of passive bribery of an official and was convicted in absentia […]

Rape, abduction and harassment of a woman from her former partner. Threats against her, cutting her car brakes with the purpose to kill and forced abortion. The Court has condemned the authorities’ indifference to domestic violence. Unfair and degrading treatment of a woman.

Article 14
12/07/2019 18:57

JUDGMENT Volodina v. Russia 09.07.2019 (no. 41261/17) see here SUMMARY Domestic Violence and Discrimination Against Women. Insufficient legal status to deal with. The applicant complained that the Russian authorities had not protected her from repeated violent attacks, abductions, rapes and threat on behalf of her former partner.The Court found that the applicant had been subjected […]

The state has taken adequate measures to investigate allegations of child sexual abuse. No violation of the ECHR.

Article 3
06/07/2019 06:57

JUDGMENT Α and Β v. Croatia 20-06-2019 (no. 7144/15) see here SUMMARY Complaint about inaction by the Croatian authorities in allegations of sexual abuse of children. The Court noted that the authorities had taken measures to address conflicting claims of a situation involving complaints from a mother about the sexual abuse of her child by […]

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