Article 3 - ​Prohibition of torture

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Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia [GC], nos. 8019/16 and 3 others

09/07/25

Four separate inter-State applications lodged against the Russian Federation, concerning the events in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, which began in the spring of 2014 – including the downing of flight MH17 on 17 July 2014 – and events throughout Ukraine from 24 February 2022, i.e., the start of the full-scale military invasion by the Russian Federation.
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Spivak v. Ukraine, no. 21180/15

05/06/25

Compulsory psychiatric treatment of the applicant in a high-security psychiatric hospital pursuant to an order issued by a criminal court and lack of review of the lawfulness of his continued confinement.
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L. and Others v. France, nos. 46949/21 and 2 others

24/04/25

Investigation and prosecution of alleged rapes of under-aged girls, none of which resulted in convictions of the accused, with a particular view to the authorities’ assessment of consent, gender stereotypes and the vulnerability of minors.
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