Mamatkulov and Askarov v. Turkey
Mamatkulov and Askarov v. Turkey (GC, 2005): extraditing applicants despite a Rule 39 interim…
Article: Article 3 — Prohibition of Torture
Key European Court of Human Rights cases decided under Article 3 — Prohibition of Torture.
Selmouni v. France
Selmouni v. France (GC, 1999): sustained police violence in custody amounted to torture in…
Gäfgen v. Germany
Gäfgen v. Germany (GC, 2010): threatening a suspect with violence to find a kidnapped…
M.S.S. v. Belgium and Greece
M.S.S. v. Belgium and Greece (GC, 2011): Greece and Belgium both violated Articles 3…
Aksoy v. Turkey
Aksoy v. Turkey (1996): the first case in which the European Court of Human…
Bouyid v. Belgium
Bouyid v. Belgium (GC, 2015): a slap by police on persons under their control…
Othman (Abu Qatada) v. the United Kingdom
Othman (Abu Qatada) v. UK (2012): deportation to Jordan would not breach Article 3,…
Sanchez-Sanchez v. the United Kingdom
Sanchez-Sanchez v. UK (GC, 2022): extradition to the US would not breach Article 3;…
Soering v. the United Kingdom
Soering v. UK (1989): the landmark ECHR ruling that extraditing a fugitive to face…