Aleksey Mikheyev, a Russian traffic police officer, was detained and tortured by police in September 1998 during a murder inquiry. CASE BACKGROUND In September 1998, traffic-police officer Aleksey Mikheyev was detained in Nizhniy Novgorod during a… Read More
Six nationals of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ms Munira Mujkanović, Ms Asima Memić, Mr Vehidin Elezović, Mr Muharem Elezović, Ms Naila Bajrić and Ms… Read More
Dominic Ongwen, a former commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), was convicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of 61 counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes carried out in northern Uganda between 1 July 2002 and 31 December 2005. Following his conviction, the largest Reparations Order was issued by the ICC,… Read More
Thai human rights lawyer and pro-democracy activist Arnon Nampa (Mr Nampa) challenged the routine use of physical restraints in Thai court proceedings after he was compelled to appear in leg shackles during his sentencing hearing. The case raises concerns about cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, and the right to a fair trial… Read More
Turkish human rights defender Osman Kavala alleges before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) that his continued detention – in defiance of two ECtHR judgments finding his detention to be arbitrary and politically motivated and ordering his immediate release – violated his rights under the European Convention on… Read More
by Chris Esdaile, REDRESS Senior Legal Advisor The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has accepted Azerbaijan’s proposed resolution of a case brought against it by members of the LGBTIQ+ community, despite strong arguments being raised by the victims that the resolution does not deliver adequate reparation for the… Read More
Laurent Theron claimed before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) that the use of… Read More
Lahoucine El Haski claimed before the European Court of Human Rights… Read More
