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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S.M. v. Sweden 10 February 2009 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Credibility assessment - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Mental health - Persecution based on political opinion - Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) \| Countries: Congo, Democratic Republic of the - Sweden
Güveç v. Turkey This judgment will become final in the circumstances set out in Article 44 § 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision. 20 January 2009 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Children's rights - Criminal justice - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Legal representation / Legal aid - Mental health - Pre-trial detention - Public health - Right to justice - Right to liberty and security \| Countries: Turkey
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
Limoni and Others v. Sweden 4 October 2007 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Mental health - Roma \| Countries: Serbia - Sweden
Goncharova and Alekseytsev v. Sweden 3 May 2007 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Criminal justice - Deportation / Forcible return - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Mental health - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Right to family life - State protection \| Countries: Russian Federation - Sweden
Ayegh v. Sweden 7 November 2006 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Mental health - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Persecution based on political opinion \| Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - Sweden
Karim v. Sweden 4 July 2006 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Mental health - Persecution based on political opinion \| Countries: Bangladesh - Sweden
Ramadan and Another v. the Netherlands 10 November 2005 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Expulsion - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Mental health - Public health \| Countries: Netherlands - North Macedonia
Meho and Others v. Netherlands 20 January 2004 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Criminal justice - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Kosovar - Mental health - Public health \| Countries: Netherlands - Serbia
Bensaid v. The United Kingdom 6 May 2001 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Effective remedy - Expulsion - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Mental health - Right to family life \| Countries: Algeria - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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