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CASE OF M.A. AND Z.R. v. CYPRUS (no. 39090/20)

Council of Europe (ECtHR)2024
FavorableLow precedent
Strategic issue

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.

Key holding

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.

Issue areas

Categories

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Source

Authoritative link

Source of record
https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-236141
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