Article 3 - ​Prohibition of torture

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Fanesi v. Italy, no. 25063/20

02/07/26

Applicant allegedly struck on the head by police officers with their batons during a brawl between supporters of two opposing teams following a football match.
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Kovalenko v. Ukraine, no. 21425/18

28/05/26

Infliction of serious injuries on the applicant by off-duty police officers while acting at least partly in their official capacity.
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Y.F.C. and Others v. the Netherlands, no. 21325/19

21/04/26

Applicants found on board a boat in Curaçao territorial waters; complaints about their arrest and detention (including allegedly disproportionate use of force by officers), as well as about decisions refusing them entry, and ordering their detention and removal.
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