Article 3 - Prohibition of torture
Case-Law Guide
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Article Updates
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Kasım Özdemir and Mehmet Özdemir v. Türkiye, no. 18980/20
03/12/24
Shooting of a father and his son by a gendarmerie officer during an incident in their village.
Judgment
M.G. v. Lithuania, no. 6406/21
20/02/24
The particular vulnerability of a child during excessively long criminal proceedings regarding an attempted sexual assault.
Judgment
Vučković v. Croatia, no. 15798/20
12/12/23
Commutation of a ten-month prison sentence imposed on the applicant’s co-worker to community service, after he had been convicted of sexual violence against her.
Judgment | Legal Summary
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Useful Materials
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- Prohibition of torture (no. CDH(77)3)
- Prohibition of torture (no. CDH(70)9)
- Prohibition of torture (no. DH(56)5)
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