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Case Digest: Abuse of Detainees in Russia: Article 3 ECHR

This briefing paper summarizes 49 recent decisions delivered by the European Court of Human Rights relating to the prohibition of torture and degrading treatment (Article 3) within the Russian Federation.

June 2015
First page of PDF with filename: case-digest-abuse-detainees-russia-article-3-echr-20150622.pdf
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Case Digests: Abuse of Detainees Cases before the ECHR

Summaries of 17 European Court of Human Rights decisions relating to the right to life (Article 2) and the prohibition of torture and degrading treatment (Article 3), delivered between January 2013 and October 2014.

May 2015
First page of PDF with filename: briefing-ECHR-art 2-3-cases-20150505.pdf
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Case Digests: Decisions of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, 2010–2014

A summary of select decisions released by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights between November, 2010, and May, 2014.

September 2015
First page of PDF with filename: case-digests-achpr-20151014.pdf
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Case Digests: ECHR Decisions on Demonstrations, Riots and Protests

This Case Digest collects summaries of ten cases brought before the European Court of Human Rights relating to demonstrations, riots, and protests from January 2013 to October 2014.

November 2014
First page of PDF with filename: case-digest-ECHR-protest-11212014.pdf
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Case Digests: Human Rights Decisions of the Community Court of Justice of West African States (ECOWAS), July 2013

Read summaries of human rights decisions from the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice from July 2011 to February 2013.

July 2013
First page of PDF with filename: community-court-justice-west-african-states-digest-20130726.pdf
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Case Digests: Human Rights Decisions of the East African Court of Justice, June 2013

Read summaries of the decisions from the East African Court of Justice from November 2007 to May 2013.

July 2013
First page of PDF with filename: east-african-court-digest-june-2013-20130726.pdf
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Case Digests: Human Rights Decisions of the East African Court of Justice, May 2015

Summaries of 18 decisions taken by the East African Court of Justice affecting the rule of law and human rights, taken between May 2013 and February 2015.

May 2015
First page of PDF with filename: case-digests-eacj-20150526.pdf
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Case Digests: International Standards on Ethnic Profiling: Decisions and Comments from the UN system

A review of key legal-standards, including jurisprudence and commentaries, from the UN human rights system on the legal prohibition of ethnic profiling.

November 2016
First page of PDF with filename: Digests-Ethnic Profiling-UN system revised-07.26.16_0.pdf
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