Article 3 - Prohibition of torture

Case-Law Guide

The Case-Law Guide provides an overview of Convention case-law on this Article.

Article Updates

Cases selected for updating the Case-Law Guide.

B v. Russia, no. 36328/20

07/02/23

Secondary victimisation of extremely vulnerable child in criminal proceedings concerning her alleged sexual abuse.
Judgment | Legal Summary

Daraibou v. Croatia, no. 84523/17

17/01/23

Life-threatening fire in police station detention centre.
Judgment

Yakovlyev v. Ukraine, no. 42010/18

08/12/22

Force-feeding of prisoner on hunger strike in protest against prison treatment.
Judgment | Legal Summary

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Key Themes

Annotated case-lists on a subject of relevance to this Article.

The minimum level of severity test in light of Bouyid v. Belgium

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21/09/22

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Related Key Theme(s) from other Article / Transversal Theme pages

Discrimination through violence (Article 14)

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24/08/22

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Domestic violence (Article 2)

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16/06/22

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Summary returns of migrants and/or asylum-seekers ("push-backs") (Immigration)

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17/06/22

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Useful Materials

Selected case-law materials concerning this Article.

Prohibition of torture (no. CDH(77)3)
Prohibition of torture (no. CDH(70)9)
Prohibition of torture (no. DH(56)5)

“Dublin” cases

Accompanied migrant minors in detention

Case-law concerning the European Union

Children's rights

COVID-19 health crisis

Death penalty abolition

Detention and mental health

Detention conditions and treatment of prisoners

Domestic violence

Elderly people and the European Convention

Environment

Extradition and life imprisonment

Gender equality

Health

Hunger strikes in detention

Interim measures

Life imprisonment

Migrants in detention

Persons with disabilities and the European Convention

Prisoners' health-related rights

Protection of minors

Reproductive rights

Roma and Travellers

Secret detention sites

Sexual orientation issues

Terrorism

Trafficking in human beings

Unaccompanied migrant minors in detention

Use of force in the policing of demonstrations

Violence against women

Useful Links

Links to selected websites of relevance to this Article.

"The Istanbul Convention – A tool to end female genital mutilation" - Council of Europe / Amnesty International - Guide (GREVIO)

Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA)

Committee of Experts on the Operation of European Conventions on Co-operation in Criminal Matters (PC-OC)

Council for Penological Co-operation (PC-CP)

Emergency barring orders in situations of domestic violence : Article 52 (GREVIO)

European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT)

European Committee on Crime Problems (CDPC)

Gender-based asylum claims and non-refoulement: Articles 60 and 61 of the Istanbul Convention (GREVIO)

GREVIO General Recommendation No. 1 on the digital dimension of Violence against Women (GREVIO)

HELP online course on Violence against Women

HUDOC GREVIO

Mid-term Horizontal Review of GREVIO Baseline evaluation reports (re-edited in February 2022) (GREVIO)

Prisons and Community Sanctions and Measures

Protecting women and girls from violence in the digital age (GREVIO)

Protection of children against sexual exploitation and sexual abuse (the Lanzarote Convention)

Protection of human rights and dignity of the human being with regard to the application of biology and medicine (the Oviedo Convention)

Special Representative of the Secretary General on Migration and Refugees

Violence against women and domestic violence (GREVIO)

Committee against Torture (CAT)

Committee on Enforced Disappearances

Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment

Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (SPT)

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)

Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances

Current migration situation in the EU: Torture, trauma and its possible impact on drug use

Guidelines on EU Policy Towards Third Countries on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

Involuntary placement and involuntary treatment of persons with mental health problems

Scope of the principle of non-refoulement in contemporary border management: evolving areas of law

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