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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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O v. Netherlands

Admissibility decision.

17 November 2009 | 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) - Expulsion - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Rejected asylum-seekers - Terrorism | Countries: Mauritania - Netherlands

Haghighi v. Netherlands

Admissibility application.

14 April 2009 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Expulsion - Rejected asylum-seekers - Right to family life | Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - Netherlands

Bah v. The Netherlands

20 September 2007 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Expulsion - Immigration Detention - Rejected asylum-seekers - Right to liberty and security | Countries: Netherlands - Sierra Leone

Merie v. The Netherlands

20 September 2007 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Immigration Detention - Proof of nationality - Rejected asylum-seekers - Right to liberty and security | Countries: Burundi - Netherlands

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