| Title | Abu Zubaydah v. Lithuania (application no. 46454/11) |
| Publisher | Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights |
| Publication Date | 31 May 2018 |
| Country | Lithuania | State of Palestine | United States of America |
| Topics | Arbitrary arrest and detention | Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment | Jurisdiction |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ECLI:CE:ECHR:2018:0531JUD004645411 |
| Cite as | Abu Zubaydah v. Lithuania (application no. 46454/11), ECLI:CE:ECHR:2018:0531JUD004645411 , Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights, 31 May 2018, available at: https://www.refworld.org/cases,ECHR,5b0fde3e4.html [accessed 20 May 2023] |
| Comments | 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. |
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