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CASE OF LIU v. POLAND (Application no. 37610/18)

1. The applicant complained that his extradition to China would violate Article 3 and Article 6 § 1 of the Convention as – if extradited and tried – he would be at risk of torture and inhuman and degrading treatment; moreover, he would be denied a fair trial. He also complained under Article 5 § 1 that his detention pending extradition was unreasonably long and, therefore, arbitrary.

6 October 2022 | 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): Diplomatic assurances - Extradition - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment | Countries: China - Poland

Babar Ahmad and Others v. The United Kingdom

10 April 2012 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Criminal justice - Diplomatic assurances - Extradition - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Prison or detention conditions - Terrorism | Countries: Egypt - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Othman (Abu Qatada) v. The United Kingdom

17 January 2012 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Diplomatic assurances - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Non-refoulement - Regional instruments - Right to justice - Right to liberty and security - Torture - Treaties / Agreements / Charters / Protocols / Conventions / Declarations | Countries: Jordan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Toumi c. Italie

5 April 2011 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Diplomatic assurances - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Terrorism | Countries: Italy - Tunisia

UNHCR disappointed at aborted family-visit flight for Western Saharan refugees

17 September 2010 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

XX v. Secretary of State for the Home Department

10 September 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Deportation / Forcible return - Diplomatic assurances - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Terrorism | Countries: Ethiopia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Babar Ahmad and Others v. United Kingdom

Admissibility decision.

6 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 - Criminal justice - Diplomatic assurances - Extradition - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Prison or detention conditions - Terrorism | Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Khaydarov v. Russia

20 May 2010 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Civil war - Country of origin information (COI) - Diplomatic assurances - Extradition - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Immigration Detention - International protection - Right to liberty and security - Uzbek | Countries: Russian Federation - Tajikistan

Trabelsi c. Italie

13 April 2010 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Diplomatic assurances - Expulsion - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Right to family life - Terrorism | Countries: Italy - Tunisia

Dangerous Deals: Europe's Reliance on 'Diplomatic Assurances' against Torture

12 April 2010 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Legal Articles/Analyses/Commentaries

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