CASE OF ISRAILOV v. RUSSIA (no. 21882/09)
What was at stake
Whether the Russian authorities violated the applicant’s right to life, the prohibition of torture and the right to liberty, and whether they conducted an effective investigation into those alleged violations.
What the court decided
The Court held that Russia violated the applicant’s right to life by failing to carry out an effective investigation into his death, violated the prohibition of torture both by subjecting him to torture and by failing to investigate his allegations effectively, and violated his right to liberty by unlawful detention. The remaining claims were declared inadmissible, and the Court awarded the applicant non‑pecuniary damages while dismissing the claim for pecuniary damage.
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