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Article 3 - ​Prohibition of torture

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I.C. v. the Republic of Moldova, no. 36436/22

27/02/25

Alleged failure of the domestic authorities to effectively investigate allegations of rape, sexual violence and abuse of the applicant, a woman with intellectual disabilities, during her placement with a family after having been removed from State care, and lack of procedural accommodation in the domestic proceedings in view of her vulnerability.
Judgment

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.
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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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