Type: Judgment

Authority: European Authorities: European Court of human rights

Date: 03/04/2008

Subject: The Court held unanimously that there had been:a violation of Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment) of the European Convention on Human Rights concerning the applicant’s allegation of ill-treatment by the police;a violation of Article 3 of the Convention concerning the lack of an effective investigation;no violation of Article 13 (right to an effective remedy); and,a violation of Article 14 (prohibition of discrimination) taken in conjunction with Article 3.

Parties: Stoica c/ Romania

Classification: Dignity - Art. 4 Inhuman treatments - Degrading treatments - Equality - Art. 21 Non discrimination - Justice - Art. 47 Justice: remedy