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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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Umalatov and Others v. Russia

8 April 2010 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Abduction - Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Chechen - Disappeared persons - Extrajudicial executions - Right to life | Countries: Russian Federation

Abayeva and Others v. Russia

8 April 2010 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Chechen - Disappeared persons - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Right to life | Countries: Russian Federation

Ismailov and Others v. Russia

This judgment will become final in the circumstances set out in Article 44 § 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision.

26 November 2009 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Abduction - Chechen - Disappeared persons - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Right to life | Countries: Russian Federation

Ustarkhanova v. Russia

This judgment will become final in the circumstances set out in Article 44 § 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision.

26 November 2009 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Abduction - Chechen - Disappeared persons - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Right to life | Countries: Russian Federation

Varnava and Others v. Turkey

This judgment is final but may be subject to editorial revision.

18 September 2009 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Disappeared persons | Countries: Cyprus - Türkiye

Musayeva and Others v. Russia

The judgmen became final on 31 March 2008.

26 July 2007 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Abduction - Arbitrary arrest and detention - Disappeared persons - Exhaustion of domestic remedies - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Right to liberty and security - Right to life | Countries: Russian Federation

Alikhadzhiyeva v. Russia

The judgment became final on 30 January 2008.

5 July 2007 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Abduction - Disappeared persons - Exhaustion of domestic remedies - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Right to liberty and security - Right to life | Countries: Russian Federation

Akhmadova and Sadulayeva v. Russia

The judgment became final on 12 November 2007.

10 May 2007 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Abduction - Disappeared persons - Exhaustion of domestic remedies - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Right to justice - Right to liberty and security - Right to life | Countries: Russian Federation

Imakayeva v. Russia

This judgment will become final in the circumstances set out in Article 44 § 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision.

9 November 2006 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Abduction - Disappeared persons - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Pre-trial detention - Right to liberty and security - Right to life | Countries: Russian Federation

Kurt v. Turkey

The present judgment is subject to editorial revision before its reproduction in final form in Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1998. These reports are obtainable from the publisher Carl Heymanns Verlag KG (Luxemburger Straße 449, D-50939 Köln), who will also arrange for their distribution in association with the agents for certain countries as listed overleaf.

25 May 1998 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Disappeared persons - Security forces | Countries: Türkiye

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