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CASE OF BABAJANOV v. TURKEY (no. 49867/08)

Council of Europe (ECtHR)European Court of Human Rights2016
FavorableLow precedent
Strategic issue

What was at stake

Whether expelling the applicant to Iran would expose him to a real risk of torture, and whether his detention and the information given to him breached his right to liberty and security.

Key holding

What the court decided

The Court held that removing the applicant to Iran would breach the prohibition of torture and that his arrest was irregular and he was not promptly informed of the reasons, breaching the right to liberty and security; it awarded moral damages but rejected the material damage claim.

Issue areas

Categories

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Source

Authoritative link

Source of record
https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-163061
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