Content tagged with Ill-treatment/death in detention
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2007 abduction of Memorial Chairman and journalists in Ingushetia was committed by Russian State agents
The ECtHR found Russia was responsible for the abduction, beating of and threats to four men in Nazran to report on a protest against abuse of authorities.
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Russia responsible for “most grave violation” of unlawful arrest and ill-treatment of Sultan Barakhoyev
European Court finds Russia unlawfully arrested and detained Sultan Barakhoyev in “complete negation of fundamentally important guarantees” 10 years ago.
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European Court rules Russia’s detention and deportation of Georgians ten years ago contravened Convention rights
The applicants (or their relatives) were all arrested and held in police stations or detention centres; the Court ruled that the conditions of their “arbitrary and unlawful” detention constituted inhuman and degrading treatment.
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Resource | Case Summary | 17 Mar 2016 | By Caroline MacPherson
Zalyan and others v Armenia
Arayik Zalyan, Razmik Sargsyan and Musa Serobyan were servicemen in the Armenian army and alleged that they had been subjected to torture while detained as suspects for murder.
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Resource | Article | 9 Dec 2016 | By Anahit Simonyan
Domestic violence in Russia, Ukraine and the South Caucasus
In light of governmental inaction the article suggests that domestic violence should now be regarded as a state-sponsored form of torture against women in this region, where patriarchal norms and rules override the rights and freedoms of women formally guaranteed domestically and internationally.
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Resource | Report | 9 Dec 2016 | By Olga Grygorovska
2016 Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture
In his 2016 Report to the Human Rights Council, the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture (SRT), Juan E. Méndez, assessed the applicability of the prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in international law to the unique experiences of women, girls, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons.
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European Court swiftly communicates case of hate crime against Muslims in Georgia
The European Court of Human Rights requested the Georgian Government’s response to a case alleging police hate crime against Muslims in the village of Mokhe, less than six weeks after it was lodged.
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Ukrainian citizens turn to Strasbourg after Russian Supreme Court upholds convictions
The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation upheld the sentences of Stanislav Klikh and Mykola Karpiuk (20 and 22.5 years respectively).