Article 3 - ​ Prohibition of torture

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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.
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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.
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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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