CASE OF Z.A. AND OTHERS v. RUSSIA (no. 61411/15)
What was at stake
Whether the applicants' detention by the Russian authorities, aimed at preventing their unauthorised entry, violated their right to liberty and subjected them to treatment contrary to the absolute prohibition of torture.
What the court decided
The Court found that the applicants were unlawfully deprived of their liberty, breaching the right to liberty and security, and that they were subjected to degrading treatment in breach of the prohibition of torture. The Court awarded the applicants non‑pecuniary damages for the harm suffered.
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