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CASE OF BISTIEVA AND OTHERS v. POLAND (Application no. 75157/14) violation of article 8 - child’s best interests cannot be confined to keeping the family together - detention is mesure of last resort -consideration should be given to alternative measures - detention of minors called for greater speed and diligence on the part of the authorities 10 April 2018 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Legal Instrument: 1950 European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) \| Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Right to family life \| Countries: Germany - Poland - Russian Federation
Decision N° 15033491 national protection (tolerated stay) granted in an EU Member State does not obstruct the assessment of an asylum claim by the court 3 April 2018 \| Judicial Body: France: Cour nationale du droit d'asile \| Topic(s): Humanitarian protection (including tolerated stay) \| Countries: France - Poland - Russian Federation
CASE OF MSKHILADZE v. RUSSIA (Application no. 47741/16) - detention arbitrary since it should have been clear to the authorities that removal was impracticable - violation of Article 5 § 4 of the Convention on account of the lack of a possibility to take proceedings for review of the continued detention 13 February 2018 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Legal Instrument: 1950 European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) \| Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Statelessness \| Countries: Russian Federation
A.L. v Russia 30 November 2017 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Legal Instrument: 1950 European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) \| Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - Expulsion - Refoulement \| Countries: Russian Federation - South Sudan
K.I. v. Russia 7 November 2017 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Legal Instrument: 1950 European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) \| Topic(s): Expulsion - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Non-refoulement - Right to liberty and security \| Countries: Russian Federation - Tajikistan
T.M. and Others v. Russia 7 November 2017 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Legal Instrument: 1950 European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) \| Topic(s): Expulsion - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Immigration Detention - Non-refoulement - Right to liberty and security \| Countries: Russian Federation - Uzbekistan
A., B., C., D. und E. (Nigeria, Russia, Sierra Leone) gegen Staatssekretariat für Migration (SEM) 6 April 2017 \| Judicial Body: Switzerland: Tribunal administratif fédéral \| Topic(s): Passports - Rejected asylum-seekers - Statelessness - Travel documents \| Countries: Nigeria - Russian Federation - Sierra Leone - Switzerland
Z.A. and others v. Russia This case was referred to the Grand Chamber, decision was issued on 21 November 2019 confirming the Chamber Judgment 28 March 2017 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Legal Instrument: 1950 European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) \| Topic(s): Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Immigration Detention - Prison or detention conditions - Right to liberty and security \| Countries: Iraq - Palestine, State of - Russian Federation - Somalia - Syrian Arab Republic
Case of S.K v. Russia 14 February 2017 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Legal Instrument: 1950 European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) \| Topic(s): Effective remedy - Exhaustion of domestic remedies - Humanitarian protection (including tolerated stay) - Physical harm - Right to life - Security situation \| Countries: Russian Federation - Syrian Arab Republic
Allanazarova v. Russia 14 February 2017 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Legal Instrument: 1950 European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) \| Topic(s): Chinese - Extradition - Minority rights - Physical harm - Prison or detention conditions - Refugee / Asylum law \| Countries: Russian Federation - Turkmenistan

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