Recent ECHR Actions

A few forced migration-related judgments handed down so far this year by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) include:

R.C. v. Sweden, Application no. 41827/07 (9 March 2010)
- "Deporting an Iranian dissident to Iran would be contrary to the Convention."
Text of case
Summary from ECHR

Al-Saadoon and Mufdhi v. United Kingdom, Application no. 61498/08 (2 March 2010)
- The "basic question raised by the case is whether the transfer by the UK of the applicants who were in the custody of UK troops in Iraq to Iraqi authorities for trial violated the applicants ECHR rights, specifically the non-refoulement principle established by the Court in Soering v. UK, inter alia because there was serious risk of them being subjected to the death penalty."
Text of case
Summary from European Journal of International Law blog

Baysakov and Others v Ukraine, Application no. 54131/08 (18 Feb. 2010)
- Found that Kazakh political refugees would be at risk if extradited to Ukraine.
Text of case
Summary from Interights

Z.N.S. v. Turkey, Application no. 21896/08 (19 Jan. 2010)
- Found that an "Iranian refugee converted to Christianity would be at risk of ill-treatment if deported to her home country."
Text of case
Summary from NCADC

Muskhadzhiyeva and others v. Belgium, Application no. 41442/07 (19 Jan. 2010)
- Addressed the issue of children in detention.
Text of case (French only)
Summary from the Quaker Asylum and Refugee Network (QARN)

Rantsev v. Cyprus and Russia, Application no. 25965/04 (7 Jan. 2010)
- Addressed the issue of cross border human trafficking.
Text of case
Summaries from ECHR Blog and Interights

For other ECHR texts, browse through Refworld's collection.

[Photo credit: Photo no. 2, Hearings at the Court, 2010]

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