Human-rights cases against Iceland
12 cases from ECHR, CPT, UN special procedures, and other named oversight bodies.
- CASE OF R.E. AND OTHERS v. ICELAND2026-01-13ECHRno violationArticle 3 ECHR, Article 8 ECHR, Article 14 ECHR
No violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Effective investigation;Positive obligations) (Procedural aspect);No violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8 - Positive obligations;Article 8-1 - Respect for private life);No violation of Article 14+3 - Prohibition of discrimination (Article 14 - Discrimination) (Article 3 - Prohibition of torture;Effective investigation;Positive obligations);No violation of Article 14+8 - Prohibition of discrimination (Article 14 - Discrimination) (Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life;Positive obligations;Article 8-1 - Respect for private life)
- CASE OF M.A. v. ICELAND2025-08-26ECHRno violationArticle 8 ECHR, Article 14 ECHR, Article 3 ECHR, Article 41 ECHR
Violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8 - Positive obligations;Article 8-1 - Respect for private life);No violation of Article 14+3 - Prohibition of discrimination (Article 14 - Discrimination) (Article 3 - Prohibition of torture;Effective investigation;Positive obligations);No violation of Article 14+8 - Prohibition of discrimination (Article 14 - Discrimination) (Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life;Positive obligations;Article 8-1 - Respect for private life);Pecuniary damage - claim dismissed (Article 41 - Pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction);Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction)
- CASE OF B.A. v. ICELAND2025-08-26ECHRno violationArticle 3 ECHR, Article 8 ECHR, Article 14 ECHR
No violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Effective investigation;Positive obligations) (Procedural aspect);No violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8 - Positive obligations;Article 8-1 - Respect for private life);No violation of Article 14+3 - Prohibition of discrimination (Article 14 - Discrimination) (Article 3 - Prohibition of torture;Effective investigation;Positive obligations);No violation of Article 14+8 - Prohibition of discrimination (Article 14 - Discrimination) (Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life;Positive obligations;Article 8-1 - Respect for private life)
- ECHRno violationArticle 34 ECHR, Article 11 ECHR, Article 10 ECHR
Preliminary objection joined to merits and dismissed (Art. 34) Individual applications;(Art. 34) Victim;No violation of Article 11 - Freedom of assembly and association (Article 11-1 - Freedom of peaceful assembly) read in the light of Article 10 - (Art. 10) Freedom of expression - {general} (Article 10-1 - Freedom of expression)
- ECHRviolationArticle 13 ECHR, Article 41 ECHR, Article 6 ECHR
Violation of Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 - Right to free elections - {general} (Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 - Stand for election);Violation of Article 13+P1-3 - Right to an effective remedy (Article 13 - Effective remedy) (Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 - Stand for election;Right to free elections - {general});Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction)
- CASE OF A AND OTHERS v. ICELAND2022-11-15ECHRno violationArticle 8 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR
Preliminary objection joined to merits and dismissed (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;(Art. 35-3-a) Ratione personae;Remainder inadmissible (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;(Art. 35-3-a) Ratione personae;No violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8-1 - Respect for family life)
- CASE OF BJARKI H. DIEGO v. ICELAND2022-03-15ECHRno violationArticle 6 ECHR, Article 41 ECHR
No violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Criminal proceedings;Article 6-1 - Impartial tribunal;Independent tribunal);Violation of Article 6+6-3 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Criminal proceedings;Article 6-1 - Criminal charge;Fair hearing) (Article 6 - Right to a fair trial;Article 6-3 - Rights of defence;Article 6-3-a - Information on nature and cause of accusation;Article 6-3-c - Defence through legal assistance);Non-pecuniary damage - finding of violation sufficient (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction)
- ECHRno violationArticle 8 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR
Preliminary objection joined to merits and dismissed (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;(Art. 35-1) Exhaustion of domestic remedies;Remainder inadmissible (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;(Art. 35-3-a) Manifestly ill-founded;No violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8-1 - Respect for family life;Respect for private life)
- ECHRinadmissibleArticle 6 ECHR, Article 7 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR
Inadmissible (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;(Art. 35-3-a) Ratione materiae
- ECHRno violationArticle 6 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR, Article 41 ECHR, Article 46 ECHR
Remainder inadmissible (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Criminal proceedings;Article 6-1 - Impartial tribunal);No violation of Article 6+6-3-b - Right to a fair trial (Article 6-1 - Fair hearing) (Article 6 - Right to a fair trial;Article 6-3-b - Adequate facilities);No violation of Article 6+6-3-d - Right to a fair trial (Article 6-1 - Fair hearing) (Article 6 - Right to a fair trial;Article 6-3-d - Obtain attendance of witnesses);Non-pecuniary damage - finding of violation sufficient (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction)
- ECHRno violationArticle 6 ECHR, Article 7 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR
Preliminary objection dismissed (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;(Art. 35-1) Exhaustion of domestic remedies;Remainder inadmissible (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;(Art. 35-1) Exhaustion of domestic remedies;No violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Criminal proceedings;Article 6-1 - Fair hearing);No violation of Article 7 - No punishment without law (Article 7-1 - Nulla poena sine lege;Nullum crimen sine lege)
- CASE OF HAARDE v. ICELAND2017-11-23ECHRno violationArticle 6 ECHR, Article 7 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR
Remainder inadmissible (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;(Art. 35-3-a) Ratione personae;No violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Criminal proceedings;Article 6-1 - Criminal charge;Fair hearing;Impartial tribunal;Independent tribunal);No violation of Article 7 - No punishment without law (Article 7-1 - Nullum crimen sine lege)
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