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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A.A. v. Switzerland The case concerned the removal from Switzerland to Afghanistan of an Afghan national of Hazara ethnicity who was a Muslim convert to Christianity. The European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there would be: a violation of Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights in the event of the applicant’s return to Afghanistan. 5 November 2019 \| 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): Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Refugee / Asylum law - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) \| Countries: Afghanistan - Switzerland
X. and X. v. Belgian State 7 March 2017 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Family reunification - Refugee / Asylum law - Visas \| Countries: Belgium - Syrian Arab Republic
Ahmed v. the United Kingdom 2 March 2017 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Refugee / Asylum law - Rejected asylum-seekers \| Countries: Somalia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Allanazarova v. Russia 14 February 2017 \| 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): Chinese - Extradition - Minority rights - Physical harm - Prison or detention conditions - Refugee / Asylum law \| Countries: Russian Federation - Turkmenistan
Hode and Abdi v. The United Kingdom This judgment will become final in the circumstances set out in Article 44 § 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision. 6 November 2012 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Family reunification - Refugee / Asylum law - Right to family life \| Countries: Somalia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Konontsev v. Russia 29 July 2010 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Extradition - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Immigration Detention - Refugee / Asylum law - Right to liberty and security - Terrorism \| Countries: Russian Federation

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