104 cases from ECHR, CPT, UN special procedures, and other named oversight bodies.
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No violation of Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 - Right to free elections - {general} (Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 - Vote)
Preliminary objection joined to merits (Art. 34) Individual applications;(Art. 34) Victim;No violation of Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 - Right to free elections - {general} (Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 - Free expression of the opinion of the people)
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No violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Extradition) (Conditional) (the United States of America)
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 - Positive obligations;Article 8-1 - Respect for private life)
Struck out of the list (Article 39 - Friendly settlement)
No violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Criminal proceedings;Article 6-2 - Presumption of innocence)
No violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Expulsion) (Conditional) (Lebanon)
No violation of Article 14+5 - Prohibition of discrimination (Article 14 - Discrimination) (Article 5 - Right to liberty and security;Article 5-1 - Lawful arrest or detention;Article 5-1-a - After conviction)
Struck out of the list (Art. 37) Striking out applications-{general};(Art. 37-1-a) Absence of intention to pursue application;Remainder inadmissible (Art. 34) Individual applications;(Art. 34) Victim;Violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8-1 - Respect for private life);Non-pecuniary damage - finding of violation sufficient (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction)
Struck out of the list (Art. 37) Striking out applications-{general};(Art. 37-1) Striking out applications;No violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Degrading punishment;Inhuman punishment;Extradition) (Conditional) (the United States of America)
Preliminary objection joined to merits and dismissed (Art. 34) Individual applications;(Art. 34) Victim;Remainder inadmissible (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;(Art. 35-3-a) Ratione personae;Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Civil proceedings;Article 6-1 - Fair hearing;Equality of arms);Violation of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 - Protection of property (Article 1 para. 1 of Protocol No. 1 - Peaceful enjoyment of possessions);Just satisfaction reserved (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage;Pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction)
Preliminary objection dismissed (Art. 37) Striking out applications-{general};(Art. 37-1) Striking out applications;Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Civil proceedings;Article 6-1 - Access to court);Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Civil proceedings;Article 6-1 - Access to court);Violation of Article 14+6-1 - Prohibition of discrimination (Article 14 - Discrimination) (Article 6 - Right to a fair trial;Civil proceedings;Article 6-1 - Access to court);Pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction);Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction)
Remainder inadmissible (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;(Art. 35-3-a) Ratione personae;No violation of Article 7 - No punishment without law (Article 7-1 - Nullum crimen sine lege);No violation of Article 10 - Freedom of expression-{general} (Article 10-1 - Freedom to impart information)
Violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8-1 - Respect for private life);Violation of Article 13+8 - Right to an effective remedy (Article 13 - Effective remedy) (Article 8-1 - Respect for private life;Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life);Pecuniary damage - claim dismissed (Article 41 - Pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction);Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction)
Preliminary objection dismissed (Art. 34) Individual applications;(Art. 34) Victim;Violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8-1 - Respect for private life);Violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8-1 - Respect for private life);No violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8-1 - Respect for private life);Violation of Article 10 - Freedom of expression-{general} (Article 10-1 - Freedom of expression);Violation of Article 10 - Freedom of expression-{general} (Article 10-1 - Freedom of expression);No violation of Article 10 - Freedom of expression-{general} (Article 10-1 - Freedom of expression)
SPT visit report for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, doc symbol CAT/OP/GBR/ROSP/1. Published 21 May 2021. Full text at the linked URL.
Remainder inadmissible (Article 35-1 - Six-month period;Article 35-3-a - Manifestly ill-founded;Ratione personae);No violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8-1 - Respect for private life)
Remainder inadmissible (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;(Art. 35-1) Exhaustion of domestic remedies;Violation of Article 4 - Prohibition of slavery and forced labour (Article 4 - Positive obligations;Article 4-1 - Trafficking in human beings);Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Criminal proceedings;Article 6-1 - Fair hearing);Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction)
SPT visit report for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, doc symbol CAT/OP/GBR/RONPM/1. Published 08 Dec 2020. Full text at the linked URL.
Remainder inadmissible (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;(Art. 35-3-a) Manifestly ill-founded;Violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8 - Expulsion;Article 8-1 - Respect for family life;Respect for private life);Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction)
Struck out of the list (Article 37-1-c - Continued examination not justified)
Remainder inadmissible (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;No violation of Article 6+6-3-d - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Criminal proceedings;Article 6-1 - Fair hearing;Public hearing;Public judgment) (Article 6 - Right to a fair trial;Article 6-3-d - Examination of witnesses;Obtain attendance of witnesses)
Violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-1 - Lawful arrest or detention)
Violation of Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 - Right to free elections-{general} (Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 - Vote)
Remainder inadmissible (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;(Art. 35-3-a) Ratione materiae;Violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8-1 - Respect for private life);Non-pecuniary damage - finding of violation sufficient (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction)
Remainder inadmissible (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;(Art. 35-3-a) Manifestly ill-founded;Violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8-1 - Respect for private life);Violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8-1 - Respect for private life);No violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8-1 - Respect for private life);Violation of Article 10 - Freedom of expression-{general} (Article 10-1 - Freedom of expression)
Revision rejected (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria
Violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-1 - Lawful arrest or detention)
No violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-1 - Deprivation of liberty;Article 5-1-f - Expulsion);No violation of Article 34 - Individual applications (Article 34 - Hinder the exercise of the right of application)
No violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Degrading punishment;Inhuman punishment) (Substantive aspect)
No violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-1 - Lawful arrest or detention)
Remainder inadmissible (Article 35-1 - Exhaustion of domestic remedies);No violation of Article 14+P1-1-1 - Prohibition of discrimination (Article 14 - Discrimination) (Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 - Protection of property;Article 1 para. 1 of Protocol No. 1 - Peaceful enjoyment of possessions)
No violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Criminal proceedings;Article 6-1 - Fair hearing;Adversarial trial;Equality of arms) read in the light of Article 6 - (Art. 6) Right to a fair trial (Article 6-3-d - Examination of witnesses;Obtain attendance of witnesses)
Remainder inadmissible;No violation of Article 6+6-3-c - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Criminal proceedings;Article 6-1 - Fair hearing;Article 6-3 - Rights of defence) (Article 6-3-c - Defence through legal assistance;Article 6 - Right to a fair trial);Violation of Article 6+6-3-c - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Criminal proceedings;Article 6-1 - Criminal charge;Fair hearing) (Article 6-3-c - Defence through legal assistance;Article 6-3 - Rights of defence;Article 6 - Right to a fair trial);Pecuniary damage - claim dismissed (Article 41 - Pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction);Non-pecuniary damage - claim dismissed (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction)
Violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-1 - Lawful arrest or detention)
Struck out of the list (Article 37-1-a - Absence of intention to pursue petition)
Violation of Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 - Right to free elections-{general} (Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 - Stand for election;Vote)
Remainder inadmissible;Violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-1 - Lawful arrest or detention;Article 5-1-f - Expulsion);Pecuniary damage - claim dismissed (Article 41 - Pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction);Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction)
No violation of Article 6+6-3-d - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Criminal proceedings;Article 6-1 - Fair hearing) (Article 6 - Right to a fair trial;Article 6-3-d - Obtain attendance of witnesses)
Remainder inadmissible;No violation of Article 2 - Right to life (Article 2-1 - Effective investigation) (Procedural aspect)
Remainder inadmissible (Article 34 - Victim);No violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-1 - Lawful arrest or detention;Article 5-1-a - Competent court);Violation of Article 6+6-3-c - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Criminal proceedings;Article 6-1 - Fair hearing;Article 6-3-c - Defence through legal assistance) (Article 6 - Right to a fair trial;Article 6-3-c - Defence through legal assistance);Violation of Article 13 - Right to an effective remedy (Article 13 - Effective remedy);Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction)
Violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-4 - Speediness of review)
Remainder inadmissible;No violation of Article 7 - No punishment without law (Article 7-1 - Nulla poena sine lege;Nullum crimen sine lege)
Remainder inadmissible;Violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8-1 - Respect for private life);No violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8-1 - Respect for private life);Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction)
Remainder inadmissible (Article 35-1 - Exhaustion of domestic remedies);No violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-4 - Procedural guarantees of review;Review of lawfulness of detention);No violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8-1 - Respect for home;Respect for private life)
No violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-1 - Lawful arrest or detention;Article 5-1-a - After conviction)
Remainder inadmissible;No violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-3 - Brought promptly before judge or other officer;Conditional release)
No violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-1 - Lawful arrest or detention);Violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-4 - Speediness of review)
No violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-1 - Lawful arrest or detention)
No violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Degrading punishment;Inhuman punishment) (Substantive aspect)
No violation of Article 6+6-3-d - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Criminal proceedings;Article 6-1 - Fair hearing) (Article 6 - Right to a fair trial;Article 6-3-d - Examination of witnesses)
Remainder inadmissible;No violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Criminal proceedings;Article 6-1 - Impartial tribunal)
No violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-1 - Deprivation of liberty;Lawful arrest or detention)
No violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-1 - Deprivation of liberty)
Remainder inadmissible;No violation of Article 10 - Freedom of expression -{General} (Article 10-1 - Freedom of expression);No violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8-1 - Respect for private life)
Remainder inadmissible;No violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-1 - Deprivation of liberty;Lawful arrest or detention);No violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-2 - Information on reasons for arrest);No violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-4 - Review of lawfulness of detention)
Remainder inadmissible;Violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8-1 - Respect for private life);Non-pecuniary damage - award
Remainder inadmissible;No violation of Article 11 - Freedom of assembly and association (Article 11-1 - Freedom of association)
Remainder inadmissible;No violation of Article 14+9 - Prohibition of discrimination (Article 14 - Discrimination) (Article 9 - Freedom of thought conscience and religion;Article 9-1 - Freedom of religion;Article 9-2 - Necessary in a democratic society)
Remainder inadmissible;Violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-4 - Review of lawfulness of detention;Take proceedings);No violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-4 - Review of lawfulness of detention;Take proceedings)
Remainder inadmissible;Violation of Article 2 - Right to life (Article 2-1 - Effective investigation) (Procedural aspect);Non-pecuniary damage - award
Remainder inadmissible;Violation of Article 2 - Right to life (Article 2-1 - Effective investigation) (Procedural aspect);Respondent State to take individual measures (Article 46-2 - Individual measures);Respondent State to take measures of a general character (Article 46-2 - Measures of a general character)
Remainder inadmissible;No violation of Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 - Right to free elections-{general} (Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 - Vote)
Remainder inadmissible;No violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Expulsion) (Conditional) (Afghanistan)
Remainder inadmissible;Violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-1 - Lawful arrest or detention;Article 5-1-f - Expulsion);Non-pecuniary damage - award
Violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-4 - Review of lawfulness of detention;Speediness of review)
Remainder inadmissible;Violation of Article 9 - Freedom of thought conscience and religion (Article 9-1 - Manifest religion or belief);No violation of Article 9 - Freedom of thought conscience and religion (Article 9-1 - Manifest religion or belief);No violation of Article 14+9 - Prohibition of discrimination (Article 14 - Discrimination) (Article 9 - Freedom of thought conscience and religion;Article 9-1 - Manifest religion or belief);No violation of Article 9 - Freedom of thought conscience and religion (Article 9-1 - Manifest religion or belief);No violation of Article 14+9 - Prohibition of discrimination (Article 14 - Discrimination) (Article 9 - Freedom of thought conscience and religion;Article 9-1 - Manifest religion or belief);Pecuniary damage - claim dismissed;Non-pecuniary damage - award
Preliminary objection dismissed (Article 35-1 - Effective domestic remedy);Violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8-1 - Respect for private life)
Remainder inadmissible;Violation of Article 11 - Freedom of assembly and association (Article 11-1 - Freedom of association)
Remainder inadmissible;No violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Civil proceedings;Article 6-1 - Access to court)
Remainder inadmissible;Violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-1 - Deprivation of liberty;Lawful arrest or detention;Article 5-1-a - Conviction);No violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-4 - Review by a court);Non-pecuniary damage - award
Remainder inadmissible;No violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-1 - Deprivation of liberty);No violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8-1 - Respect for private life);Pecuniary damage - award
Remainder inadmissible;No violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Degrading punishment;Degrading treatment;Inhuman punishment;Inhuman treatment;Extradition) (United States of America)
Remainder inadmissible;No violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-1 - Lawful arrest or detention;Article 5-1-a - Conviction)
No violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-1 - Deprivation of liberty)
Preliminary objection joined to merits (Article 35-3 - Ratione materiae);No violation of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 - Protection of property (Article 1 para. 1 of Protocol No. 1 - Possessions)
Preliminary objection joined to merits and dismissed (Article 35-1 - Effective domestic remedy);Violation of Article 13+2 - Right to an effective remedy (Article 13 - Effective remedy) (Article 2 - Right to life;Article 2-1 - Life);Non-pecuniary damage - award
Remainder inadmissible;No violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8-1 - Respect for family life)
Preliminary objection joined to merits (Article 35-1 - Exhaustion of domestic remedies);Remainder inadmissible;No violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life
Remainder inadmissible;No violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Extradition) (Conditional) (United States of America);No violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Extradition) (Conditional) (United States of America)
No violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Expulsion) (Conditional) (Jordan);No violation of Article 3+13 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Expulsion) (Article 13 - Effective remedy;Right to an effective remedy);No violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-1 - Deprivation of liberty) (Conditional) (Jordan);Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Criminal proceedings;Expulsion;Article 6-1 - Access to court;Fair hearing) (Conditional) (Jordan)
Remainder inadmissible;No violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Degrading punishment;Inhuman punishment) (Substantive aspect)
Violation of Art. 5-1;Non-pecuniary damage - award
No violation of Art. 8
Preliminary objection joined to merits and dismissed (Article 35-1 - Exhaustion of domestic remedies);Remainder inadmissible;Violation of Article 13+10 - Right to an effective remedy (Article 13 - Effective remedy) (Article 10 - Freedom of expression -{General})
No violation of Art. 5-3;Remainder inadmissible
Violation of Art. 14+5;Non-pecuniary damage - award
Violation of Art. 5-4;No violation of Art. 5-3;Non-pecuniary damage - award
Preliminary objection dismissed (non-exhaustion of domestic remedies);Preliminary objection allowed (non-exhaustion of domestic remedies);No violation of Art. 14+P1-1
Preliminary objection dismissed (non-exhaustion of domestic remedies);Violation of Art. 10
CPT periodic visit report for United Kingdom, published as CPT/Inf (2008) 27. Full text PDF at the linked URL.
CPT periodic visit report for United Kingdom, published as CPT/Inf (2006) 29. Full text PDF at the linked URL.
CPT periodic visit report for United Kingdom, published as CPT/Inf (2006) 28. Full text PDF at the linked URL.
CPT periodic visit report for United Kingdom, published as CPT/Inf (2005) 1. Full text PDF at the linked URL.
CPT periodic visit report for United Kingdom, published as CPT/Inf (2005) 2. Full text PDF at the linked URL.
CPT periodic visit report for United Kingdom, published as CPT/Inf (2003) 19. Full text PDF at the linked URL.
CPT periodic visit report for United Kingdom, published as CPT/Inf (2002) 7. Full text PDF at the linked URL.
CPT periodic visit report for United Kingdom, published as CPT/Inf (2001) 7. Full text PDF at the linked URL.
CPT periodic visit report for United Kingdom, published as CPT/Inf (2001) 6. Full text PDF at the linked URL.
CPT periodic visit report for United Kingdom, published as CPT/Inf (2000) 7. Full text PDF at the linked URL.
CPT periodic visit report for United Kingdom, published as CPT/Inf (2000) 1. Full text PDF at the linked URL.
CPT periodic visit report for United Kingdom, published as CPT/Inf (1993) 9. Full text PDF at the linked URL.
CPT periodic visit report for United Kingdom, published as CPT/Inf (1991) 15. Full text PDF at the linked URL.