CASE OF M.A. AND Z.R. v. CYPRUS (no. 39090/20)
What was at stake
Whether Cyprus's expulsion of the applicants violated their rights under the prohibition of torture, the prohibition of collective expulsion of aliens and the right to an effective remedy.
What the court decided
The Court held that the respondents violated the applicants' rights under the prohibition of torture (both procedural and substantive aspects), the prohibition of collective expulsion of aliens and the right to an effective remedy, and it dismissed the preliminary objection concerning exhaustion of domestic remedies. The Court awarded the applicants non‑pecuniary damages.
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