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Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights

The Court, based in Strasbourg, was set up as a result of the European Convention on Human Rights, created in 1950. This set out a catalogue of civil and political rights and freedoms. It allows people to lodge complaints against States which have signed up to the Convention for alleged violations of those rights. Although founded in 1950, the Court did not actually come into existence until 1959. It gained its present form as a single European Court of Human Rights when Protocol No. 11 to the ECHR took effect in 1998.

The Court is currently made up of 47 judges, one in principle for every State signed up to the Convention. They are elected by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and serve for six years. Judges sit on the Court as individuals and do not represent their country.  Website: www.echr.coe.int/Pages/home.aspx?p=home
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K.R.S. v. United Kingdom

Admissibility decision.

2 December 2008 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Deportation / Forcible return - Effective remedy - Immigration Detention - Non-refoulement - Refoulement - Safe third country - Single procedure | Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Soldatenko v. Ukraine

This judgment will become final in the circumstances set out in Article 44 § 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision.

23 October 2008 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Criminal justice - Effective remedy - Extradition - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Prison or detention conditions - Right to justice | Countries: Turkmenistan - Ukraine

AA v. Sweden

Admissibility decision.

2 September 2008 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Country of origin information (COI) - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Mental health - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Persecution based on political opinion - Political parties - Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | Countries: Sri Lanka - Sweden

A.J. v. Sweden

Admissibility decision.

8 July 2008 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Criminal justice - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution based on political opinion - Right to justice - Sur place persecution - Unlawful departure | Countries: Morocco - Sweden

M. v. United Kingdom

Admissibility decision.

24 June 2008 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Country of origin information (COI) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - HIV and AIDS - Persecution based on political opinion - Public health - Right to family life | Countries: Congo, Republic of the - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Basnet v. United Kingdom

Admissibility decision.

24 June 2008 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Country of origin information (COI) - Criminal justice - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution based on political opinion - Political parties | Countries: Nepal - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Nnyanzi v. United Kingdom

This judgment will become final in the circumstances set out in Article 44 § 2 of the ECHR. It may be subject to editorial revision.

8 April 2008 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Country of origin information (COI) - Deportation / Forcible return - Exhaustion of domestic remedies - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution based on political opinion - Persecution of family members - Right to family life | Countries: Uganda - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Isfahani v. the Netherlands

UNHCR intervened in this case.

31 January 2008 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Effective remedy - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution based on political opinion - Residence permits / Residency | Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - Netherlands

D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic

This judgment is final but may be subject to editorial revision. For the Second Section judgment see: D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic dated 13 November 2007.

13 November 2007 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Children's rights - Country of origin information (COI) - Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity - Equal opportunities - Minority rights - Right to education - Roma | Countries: Czech Republic

D.H. et autres c. République Tchèque

This judgment is final but may be subject to editorial revision. For the Second Section judgment see: D.H. et autres c. République Tchèque dated 13 November 2007.

13 November 2007 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Children's rights - Country of origin information (COI) - Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity - Equal opportunities - Right to education - Roma | Countries: Czech Republic

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