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MIKAYIL MAMMADOV v. AZERBAIJAN (Application no. 4762/05)

 

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TRAPEZNIKOVA v. RUSSIA (Application no. 21539/02)

The case originated in an application (no. 21539/02) against the Russian Federation lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) by a Russian national, Ms Lyudmila Andreyevna Trapeznikova (“the applicant”), on 6 May 2002.

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BUDAYEVA AND OTHERS v. RUSSIA (Applications nos. 15339/02, 21166/02, 20058/02, 11673/02 and 15343/02)

 
Relying on Articles 2 (right to life), 8 (right to respect for private and family life), 13 (right to an effective remedy) and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 (protection of property), the applicants alleged that, as a result of the Russian authorities’ failure to mitigate the consequences of the mudslides from 18 to 25 July 2000, the authorities put their lives at risk and were responsible for the death of Mr Budayev and the destruction of their homes. They also complained under Article 2 that the authorities failed to carry out a judicial enquiry into the disaster.
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GERGELY v. ROMANIA (Application no. 57885/00)

REPETITIVE CASES: Kalanyos and Others v. Romania (no. 57884/00)

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HASAN ÝLHAN v. TURKEY (Application n. 22494/93)

Hasan İlhan alleged, in particular, that his home and its contents, vineyards and orchards had been burned down and destroyed by members of the security forces. He also maintained that his home and possessions were destroyed because he was of Kurdish origin. He relied on Articles 3, 6, 8, 13, 14 and 18 of the Convention and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1.
 
The Court held, unanimously, that there had been:
  • a violation of Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman treatment) of the European Convention on Human Rights;
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KALANYOS AND OTHERS v. ROMANIA (Application no. 57884/00)

The case involves criminal arson of houses belonging to Roma and authorities' failure to prevent the attack and make a proper criminal investigation.

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KESER AND OTHERS v. TURKEY (Applications nos. 33238/96 and 32965/96)

According to the applicants, in 1994, the Turkish security forces expelled the inhabitants of a village suspected of "aiding and abetting terrorists" of the PKK. According to the Turkish government, the security forces were actually terrorists disguised as policemen.

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Bjedov v Croatia (Application no. 42150/09)

Date of the decisionMay 29, 2012

Jurisdiction: Council of Europe – European Court of Human Rights

Country: Croatia

Subject:  Article 8, evictions, principle of proportionality.

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ERRC v. Greece (Complaint no. 15/2003, decision on the merits)

Date of decision:  December 8, 2004

 

Jurisdiction: Council of Europe – European Committee of Social Rights

 

Country: Greece

 

Subject: Discrimination against Roma in Greece in the field of housing: Discriminatory legislation, residential segregation and forced evictions.

 

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