. The present applications concern the prosecution of the (then) minor applicants, both of whom were recognised as victims of trafficking by the designated Competent Authority, for criminal offences connected to their work as gardeners in cannabis factories. FOURTH SECTION…
CASE OF HANAN v. GERMANY (European Court of Human Rights) Application no. 4871/16
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Zohlandt v. the Netherlands (European Court of Human Rights)
Information Note on the Court’s case-law 248 February 2021 Zohlandt v. the Netherlands – 69491/16 Judgment 9.2.2021 [Section IV] Article 5 Article 5-3 Reasonableness of pre-trial detention Relevant but insufficient reasons in domestic court decisions for applicants’ continued pre-trial detention:…
Maassen v. the Netherlands (European Court of Human Rights)
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Hasselbaink v. the Netherlands (European Court of Human Rights)
Information Note on the Court’s case-law 248 February 2021 Hasselbaink v. the Netherlands – 73329/16 Judgment 9.2.2021 [Section IV] Article 5 Article 5-3 Reasonableness of pre-trial detention Relevant but insufficient reasons in domestic court decisions for applicants’ continued pre-trial detention:…
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CASE OF USPANOV AND OTHERS v. RUSSIA (European Court of Human Rights) Applications nos. 48053/06 and 7 others – see appended list
. Between 2004 and 2010 the applicants were arrested on suspicion of belonging to illegal armed groups and having committed crimes of a terrorist nature in the North Caucasus region. The applicants alleged, among other things, that they had been…
CASE OF LAPTEV v. RUSSIA (European Court of Human Rights) Application no. 36480/13
. The present case concerns the applicant’s complaints under Article 2 of the Convention about the events surrounding the death of the applicant’s brother during the latter’s remand in custody between 4 and 6 January 2011 and the quality of…