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Russian authorities responsible for torture of suspect in police custody and failure to investigate his allegations of ill-treatment, European Court of Human Rights rules
16.2.21: The European Court of Human Rights ruled that the Russian authorities were responsible for the torture of a man at a police facility in the city of Ryazan in 2005 and failed to properly investigate his subsequent allegations of ill-treatment.
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Russian authorities tortured, forced confessions, and unfairly convicted individuals accused of terrorism offences
11.2.21: The European Court of Human Rights ruled against Russia in a group of cases concerning ill-treatment, forced confessions, and the unfair convictions of over a dozen individuals suspected of terrorist offences in the North Caucasus region of the country.
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Dagestani domestic violence survivor appeals to European Court of Human Rights over authorities’ failure to protect her
29.1.21: EHRAC has successfully applied to the European Court of Human Rights against Russia on behalf of a Dagestani woman who alleges that the authorities’ failure to act over her complaints of domestic violence continues to place her life in peril.
