Type: Judgment

Authority: European Authorities: European Court of human rights

Date: 11/15/2007

Subject: Right to life of the European convention on human rights concerning the disappearance and presumed death of the applicant’s husband and concerning the failure to conduct an effective investigation into the circumstances of his disappearance; prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment) of the Convention concerning the applicant; right to liberty and security) concerning her husband’s unacknowledged detention; right to an effective remedy; a failure to comply with Article 38 § 1 (a) (obligation to furnish necessary facilities for the examination of the case) in that the Government had refused to submit documents requested by the Court.

Parties: Khamila Issaieva c/ Russia

Classification: Dignity - Art. 4 Torture - Inhuman punishments - Degrading punishments - Inhuman treatments - Degrading treatments - Freedoms - Art. 6 Personal liberty - Personal security - Justice - Art. 47 Right to an effective remedy before a tribunal - General provisions - Art. 52 Scope of guaranteed rights