CASE OF M.V. AND OTHERS v. BELGIUM
European Court of Human Rightsviolation2026-04-09
Respondent: Belgium
Article 3 ECHR, Article 6 ECHR, Article 34 ECHR, Article 46 ECHR, Article 41 ECHR
Summary
Violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Degrading treatment) (Substantive aspect);Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Enforcement proceedings;Article 6-1 - Access to court);Violation of Article 34 - Individual applications (Article 34 - Hinder the exercise of the right of application);Respondent State to take measures of a general character (Article 46-2 - General measures);Pecuniary damage - claim dismissed (Article 41 - Pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction);Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction)
External references
- European Court of Human Rights reference: 001-249798
- Full case text