Administration of justice / Jurisdiction

violations of Article 3: failure to effectively investigate allegations and because of its complicity in the CIA’s actions that had led to ill-treatment; violations of Article 5 (right to liberty and security), Article 8 (right to respect for private life), and Article 13 (right to an effective remedy) in conjunction with Articles 3, 5 and 8, violations of Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair trial within a reasonable time), and Articles 2 (right to life) and 3 taken together with Article 1 of Protocol No. 6 (abolition of the death penalty) because Romania had assisted in Mr Al Nashiri’s transfer from its territory in spite of a real risk that he could face a flagrant denial of justice and the death penalty.

31 May 2018 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Legal Instrument: 1950 European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Jurisdiction | Countries: Romania - Saudi Arabia - United States of America

violations of Article 3 (prohibition of torture) of the European Convention on Human Rights, because of the Government’s failure to effectively investigate Mr Husayn’s allegations and because of its complicity in the CIA’s actions that had led to ill-treatment; and violations of Article 5 (right to liberty and security), Article 8 (right to respect for private life), and Article 13 (right to an effective remedy), in conjunction with Article 3.

31 May 2018 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Legal Instrument: 1950 European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Jurisdiction | Countries: Lithuania - Palestine, State of - United States of America

20 January 2016 | Judicial Body: Australia: Administrative Appeals Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): 1951 Refugee Convention - Jurisdiction | Countries: Australia - Ghana

8 November 2015 | Judicial Body: Australia: Administrative Appeals Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Jurisdiction - Persecution based on political opinion - Political parties - Returnees - Single heads of household - Social group discrimination - Social group persecution - Women-at-risk | Countries: Australia - Malaysia - Zimbabwe

8 October 2015 | Judicial Body: Australia: Administrative Appeals Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Baha'i - Credibility assessment - Freedom of religion - Jurisdiction - Religious discrimination - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Sunni | Countries: Australia - Lebanon

7 October 2015 | Judicial Body: Pakistan: Supreme Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Jurisdiction - Laws relating to religion - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: Pakistan