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Article 2 - Right to life

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Hasani v. Sweden, no. 35950/20

06/03/25

Alleged failure to protect the life of an Afghan asylum seeker, suffering from visual impairment and mental health problems, who committed suicide after the refusal of his request when living in assisted accommodation provided by the authorities.
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Fraisse and Others v. France, nos. 22525/21 and 47626/21

27/02/25

Death of a student as a result of the explosion of a stun grenade launched by a gendarme in the context of a law-enforcement operation during violent clashes between protesters opposed to the construction of a dam and mobile gendarmes forces.
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Cannavacciuolo and Others v. Italy, nos. 51567/14 and 3 others

30/01/25

Failure of the domestic authorities to take appropriate measures to protect the applicants’ lives from environmental hazards caused by systematic, decade-long, widespread and large-scale pollution due to illegal dumping of hazardous waste, often carried out by criminal organised groups.
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