Article 3 - ​ Prohibition of torture

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Lapunov v. Russia, no. 28834/19

12/09/23

Abduction, detention and torture of applicant by State agents in Chechnya on account of his sexual orientation and no effective investigation into the matter.
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Horion v. Belgium, no. 37928/20

09/05/23

De facto irreducibility of a life sentence.
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S.P. v. Russia, nos 36463/11 and 10 others

02/05/23

​Segregation, humiliation and abuse of prisoners by fellow inmates on account of inferior status in informal prisoner hierarchy tolerated by prison staff.
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