Human rights / Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment
- Amnesty International 22
- Canada: Courts of Appeal 1
- Canada: Federal Court 1
- Canada: Supreme Court 2
- Consonant (formerly Asylum Aid) 3
- Council of Europe: European Commission on Human Rights 1
- Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights 4
- Freedom House 2
- Germany: Federal Office for Migration and Asylum 2
- Human Rights Watch 14
- Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) 1
- National Legislative Bodies / National Authorities 2
- Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 2
- REDRESS 1
- South Africa: Constitutional Court 1
- UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) 7
- UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) 1
- United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) 1
- United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) 3
- United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) 1
- United States Board of Immigration Appeals 5
- United States Congressional Research Service 2
- United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit 1
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit 4
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit 5
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit 5
- United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit 3
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 17
- United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit 4
- United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit 4
- United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit 6
- United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit 1
- United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit 6
- United States District Courts 3
- United States Supreme Court 4
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Al Nashiri v. Romania (application no. 33234/12)
violations of Article 3: failure to effectively investigate allegations and because of its complicity in the CIA’s actions that had led to ill-treatment; violations of Article 5 (right to liberty and security), Article 8 (right to respect for private life), and Article 13 (right to an effective remedy) in conjunction with Articles 3, 5 and 8, violations of Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair trial within a reasonable time), and Articles 2 (right to life) and 3 taken together with Article 1 of Protocol No. 6 (abolition of the death penalty) because Romania had assisted in Mr Al Nashiri’s transfer from its territory in spite of a real risk that he could face a flagrant denial of justice and the death penalty. 31 May 2018 | 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): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Jurisdiction | Countries: Romania - Saudi Arabia - United States of America |
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Abu Zubaydah v. Lithuania (application no. 46454/11)
violations of Article 3 (prohibition of torture) of the European Convention on Human Rights, because of the Government’s failure to effectively investigate Mr Husayn’s allegations and because of its complicity in the CIA’s actions that had led to ill-treatment; and violations of Article 5 (right to liberty and security), Article 8 (right to respect for private life), and Article 13 (right to an effective remedy), in conjunction with Article 3. 31 May 2018 | 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): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Jurisdiction | Countries: Lithuania - Palestine, State of - United States of America |
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US: Don't Transfer Detainee to Possible Torture
19 April 2018 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country News |
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Amnesty International Report 2017/18 - United States of America
22 February 2018 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Annual Reports |
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Bahrain: Reform, Security, and U.S. Policy
13 April 2017 | Publisher: United States Congressional Research Service | Document type: Country Reports |
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Submission to the United Nations Committee Against Torture in relation to the United States of America's One-Year Follow-up Response to the Committee's Concluding Observations and Recommendations
1 March 2016 | Publisher: REDRESS | Document type: Country Reports |
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Information Centre Asylum and Migration Briefing Notes (12 January 2015)
12 January 2015 | Publisher: Germany: Federal Office for Migration and Asylum | Document type: Country News |
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Informationszentrum Asyl und Migration Briefing Notes (12 Januar 2015)
12 January 2015 | Publisher: Germany: Federal Office for Migration and Asylum | Document type: Country News |
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Trabelsi v. Belgium
4 September 2014 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Extradition - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Suspensive effect | Countries: Belgium - Tunisia - United States of America |
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Weinong Lin v. Holder, Attorney General
19 August 2014 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Political asylum | Countries: China - United States of America |
