On March 1st, the ECtHR issued a Chamber judgment in the case of Belevitskiy v. Russia. The applicant was accused of drug-dealing and arrested. The Court held unanimously that Russia had violated the prohibition on inhuman or degrading treatment during the applicant’s detention. Also the Court concluded that Russia had violated the applicant’s rights to liberty and security due to the absence of a legal basis for his detention during certain periods of the detention. For more information see here.
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