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
This section collects the leading European Court of Human Rights judgments on Article 3 of the Convention, which guarantees the absolute prohibition of torture and of inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, from which no derogation is permitted. Each case below summarises the facts, the Court’s reasoning and the outcome. For a full explanation of the right, see our guide to Article 3 ECHR.
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…