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Fozil Nazarov v. Russia 11 December 2014 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Topic(s): Criminal justice - Expulsion - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Freedom of religion - Non-refoulement - Religious discrimination - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) \| Countries: Russian Federation - Uzbekistan
Adeishvili (Mazmishvili) v. Russia 16 October 2014 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Topic(s): Expulsion - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Prison or detention conditions - Right to family life - Statelessness \| Countries: Georgia - Russian Federation
M.V. et M.T. c. France 4 September 2014 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Rejected asylum-seekers \| Countries: France - Russian Federation
Tershiyev v. Azerbaijan 31 July 2014 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Topic(s): Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Chechen - Criminal justice - Extradition - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Rejected asylum-seekers \| Countries: Azerbaijan - Russian Federation
Mamadaliyev v. Russia 24 July 2014 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Topic(s): Extradition - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Minorities - Uzbek \| Countries: Kyrgyzstan - Russian Federation
Kim v. Russia 17 July 2014 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Topic(s): Expulsion - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Immigration Detention - Right to liberty and security - Statelessness \| Countries: Russian Federation - Uzbekistan
Kadirzhanov and Mamashev v. Russia 17 July 2014 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Effective remedy - Extradition - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Suspensive effect - Uzbek \| Countries: Kyrgyzstan - Russian Federation
CASE OF GEORGIA v. RUSSIA (I) (Application no. 13255/07) Article 4 of Protocol No. 4 Prohibition of collective expulsion of aliens - Collective expulsion of Georgian nationals by Russian authorities from October 2006 to January 2007: administrative practice in breach While every State had the right to establish its own immigration policy, problems with managing migration flows could not justify practices incompatible with the State’s obligations under the Convention. The expulsions of Georgian nationals during the period in question had not been carried out following, and on the basis of, a reasonable and objective examination of the particular case of each individual. This amounted to an administrative practice in breach of Article 4 of Protocol No. 4. Article 33 - Inter-State application - Collective expulsion of Georgian nationals by Russian authorities from October 2006 to January 2007 Several other violations found 3 July 2014 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Legal Instrument: 1950 European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) \| Topic(s): Asylum policy - Expulsion \| Countries: Georgia - Russian Federation
Yarashonen v. Turkey 24 June 2014 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Topic(s): Chechen - Effective remedy - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Human rights law - Immigration Detention - Prison or detention conditions - Regional instruments \| Countries: Russian Federation - Türkiye
Khadzhiev v. Bulgaria 3 June 2014 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Extradition - Immigration Detention - Persecution based on political opinion - Persecution of family members - Turkmen \| Countries: Bulgaria - Russian Federation - Turkmenistan

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