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CASE OF L.M. AND OTHERS v. RUSSIA (no. 40081/14)

Council of Europe (ECtHR)European Court of Human Rights2015
FavorableLow precedent
Strategic issue

What was at stake

Whether the applicants' expulsion to Syria would expose them to a real risk of treatment contrary to the right to life and the prohibition of torture.

Key holding

What the court decided

The Court held that expelling the applicants to Syria would violate their rights under Article 2 (right to life) and Article 3 (prohibition of torture) if carried out, and also that their detention and procedural rights under Article 5 (right to liberty and security) and their right of individual petition under Article 34 were breached. It awarded non‑pecuniary damages and ordered Russia to take individual measures to remedy the violations.

Issue areas

Categories

refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3
Source

Authoritative link

Source of record
https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=002-10734
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