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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F.G. v. Sweden (Fifth Section) 16 January 2014 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Human rights and fundamental freedoms - Persecution based on political opinion - Regional instruments - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) \| Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - Sweden
S.F. and Others v. Sweden 15 May 2012 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution based on political opinion \| Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - Sweden
R.C. v. Sweden 9 March 2010 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution based on political opinion - Refoulement - Unlawful departure \| Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - Sweden
Panjeheighalehei v. Denmark Admissibility decision. 13 October 2009 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Arbitrary arrest and detention - Deportation / Forcible return - Derivative status - Effective remedy - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution based on political opinion - Persecution of family members \| Countries: Denmark - Iran, Islamic Republic of
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
Bagheri and Maliki v. The Netherlands 15 May 2007 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Involuntary repatriation - Persecution based on political opinion \| Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - Netherlands
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

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