Article 2 - Right to life

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S.T. v. the Czech Republic, no. 28273/23

16/07/26

Death of a Roma man following alleged ill-treatment by the police, involving notably the use of the prone position for an extended period of time, and alleged lack of effective investigation into the incident, in particular into a possible racist motive.
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Căldărari v. the Republic of Moldova, no. 55294/17

02/07/26

Alleged medical negligence at public clinic, related to anaesthesia which left the first applicant’s son with severe neurological damage and complete paralysis, leading to his death ten years later, and alleged failure to provide an adequate and timely response to arguable medical negligence claims.
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V.T. and Others v. Azerbaijan, no. 20075/16

18/06/26

Allegations of torture and unlawful killing of the applicants’ relative, a soldier, during an armed conflict in April 2016 between Azerbaijan and Armenia over territories which formed at the material time the unrecognised “Nagorno-Karabakh Republic”.
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