This Casebook catalogues leading cases against torture used to silence dissent, intimidate human rights defenders and journalists, and target protesters and political dissidents. It covers cases across the globe that used strategic litigation and that serve as examples of the potential of creative litigation to transform the law, prompt policy… Read More
Ayoub El-Ghan is an activist from Western Sahara, who was run over by the police in a peaceful protest in Laayoune city in 2018. AYOUB’S STORY On Thursday, 28 June 2018, coinciding with a… Read More
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
This Casebook catalogues leading cases against torture across the globe that used strategic litigation and that serve as good examples of the potential of creative litigation to transform the law.
Laurent Theron claimed before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) that the use of… Read More
Ahead of the second reading of the Consular Assistance Bill on 26 April, a cross-party group of MPs called on the UK Government today introduce a legal right to consular assistance in cases involving human rights. During the Westminster Hall Debate on 16 April,… Read More
Lahoucine El Haski claimed before the European Court of Human Rights… Read More
