JUDGMENT ABISHOV v. AZERBAIJAN 23.03.2023 (app. no. 46419/16) see here SUMMARY Applicant’s alleged ill-treatment by law‑enforcement officers during his arrest and later while in police custody and the lack of an effective investigation in that respect. On 23 October 2015 the applicant had been in a café with an acquaintance, when plain-clothed police officers had […]
JUDGEMENT AYYUBZADE v. AZERBAIJAN 02.03.2023 (app. no. 6180/15) see here SUMMARY Arrest and pre-trial detention of an opposition activist. On several occasions during his detention, the applicant was handcuffed for allegedly breaching the disciplinary rules. He also participated in an unauthorised demonstration against bureaucratic injustices. Shortly after it had started, the demonstration was dispersed by […]
JUDGMENT MAJIDLI v. AZERBAIJAN 16.02.2023 (app. no. 7218/13) see here SUMMARY Criminal conviction of the applicant for active participation in actions causing a breach of public order following his participation in an unauthorised peaceful demonstration. The applicant had participated in the demonstration, which had been intended to be peaceful and had been conducted in a […]
JUDGMENT R.B. v. Hungary 19.01.2023 (app. no. 48444/18) see here SUMMARY The applicant suffers from a psychiatric disease. In an incident on 20 July 2017, ambulance was called to her home. Because the medical staff could not enter the flat, police were called in, and they forced the door. In an effort to overcome the ensuing […]
JUDGMENT Zličić v. Servia 26.01.2021 ( app. no. 73313/17 and 20143/19) see here SUMMARY The case concerned the applicant’s alleged ill-treatment by the police, the investigation into his allegations, and the proceedings that followed. The applicant was also awarded damages in civil proceedings for police abuse. The Court found in particular that the decision of […]
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Akın v. Turkey 17.11.2020 (app. no. 58026/12)
Citizen beaten by police and serious bodily harm. No police convictions. Humiliating treatment.
The applicant, during a typical identity check from police officers was severely beaten, resulting in severe bodily harm. He filed lawsuits against two police officers. The officers were sentenced to 6 and 5 months in prison respectively. However, no sentence was carried out because until the appeal was heard in the Court of Cassation, the crime of the police officers fell into statute of limitations.
JUDGMENT Χ. and Υ. v. Russia 22.09.2020 (app. no. 43411/06) see here SUMMARY Unjustified violence by police officers. Prohibition of torture and illegal detention. The first applicant was arrested at night while he was sleeping in the house of his mother and the second applicant. He was dragged to a local police station, beaten severely […]
JUDGMENT Mîţu v. the Republic of Moldova 30.06.2020 (app. no. 23524/14) see here SUMMARY Humiliating treatment and police violence. Ineffective research. Information on the presence of firearms in the applicant’s apartment. Use of violence against the applicant in her home because she refused to open the door despite the search warrant. The police officers grabbed […]
JUDGMENT Α and Β v. Romania 02.06.2020 (no. 48442/16) see here SUMMARY The case concerned the applicants’ complaint about the protection provided for them as witnesses in a corruption case. The Court found in particular that the authorities had recognised that the applicants had faced a threat to their lives. However, it had taken some […]
JUDGMENT Jabłońska v. Poland 14.05.202 (no. 24913/15) see here SUMMARY Proportionality in the use of force by police, effective investigation and the right to life. The applicant’s son was stopped for a routine examination by competent police authorities. He was arrested for carrying two bags of white powder and in an attempt to escape, he […]
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